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Ectopic Pregnancy :: A pregnancy located outside of the uterus, usually in a fallopian tube. Such a pregnancy can rarely be sustained, and often leads to decreased or complete loss of function in the affected tube. Treatment is usually laparoscopic removal of the embryo or use of the chemotherapy drug Methotrexate that attacks fast growing cells and may dissolve the pregnancy without causing major damage to the tube.
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Egg Donation :: The act of donating eggs to someone else for use in attempting pregnancy through in vitro fertilization.
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Egg Donor :: A women who contracts to donate eggs to an infertile couple for in vitro fertilization.
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Egg Retrieval :: A procedure used to obtain eggs from ovarian follicles for use in several ARTs including in vitro fertilization, GIFT, and ZIFT. The procedure may be performed during laparoscopy or by using a long needle and ultrasound to locate the follicle in the ovary.
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Ejaculate :: The semen and sperm released at orgasm, or the act of releasing semen at orgasm.
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Elective Abortion :: The voluntary termination of a pregnancy for non-medical reasons.
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Electroejaculation :: A controlled electric stimulation to induce ejaculation in a man with damage to the nerves that control ejaculation.
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Embryo :: The early products of conception; the undifferentiated beginnings of a baby; the conceptus.
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Embryo Toxic Factor (ETF) :: An immune response against a woman may have against her own fetus in a pregnancy that may result in the loss of the pregnancy. Treatment is high doses of progesterone until the 16th week of pregnancy.
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Embryo Toxicity Assay (ETA) :: An immune response against a woman may have against her own fetus in a pregnancy that may result in the loss of the pregnancy. Treatment is high doses of progesterone until the 16th week of pregnancy.
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Embryo Transfer (ET) :: Placing an egg fertilized outside the womb into a woman's uterus or fallopian tube.
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Embryologist :: A scientist who specializes is embryo development.
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Empty Sella Syndrome :: A condition that occurs when spinal fluid leaks into the bony chamber (fossa) housing the pituitary gland. The fluid pressure compresses the pituitary gland and may adversely affect its ability to secrete LH and FSH and may elevate prolactin levels.
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Endocrine System :: System of glands including the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals and testicles or ovaries.
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Endometrial Biopsy (EB, Ebx, EMB :: A test to check for Luteal Phase Defect or Hyperplasia. A procedure during which a sample of the uterine lining is collected for microscopic analysis. The biopsy results will confirm ovulation and the proper preparation of the endometrium by estrogen and progesterone stimulation.
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