Assisted reproductive technology

Assisted reproductive technology

Any procedure performed to help a woman become pregnant. See IVF and gamete intra-fallopian transfer.

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Industry/Domain: Parenting
Category: Pregnancy
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assisted reproductive technologies (ART)

Biology; Urology

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assisted reproductive technologies

Agriculture; General agriculture

Techniques used to increase fertility and achieve pregnancy.

assisted reproductive technology

Parenting; Pregnancy

Any procedure performed to help a woman become pregnant. See IVF and gamete intra-fallopian transfer.

assisted reproductive technology

Health care; Women’s health

Technology that involves procedures that handle a woman's eggs and a man's sperm to help infertile couples conceive a child.

assisted reproductive technology

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Several procedures employed to bring about conception without sexual intercourse, including IUI, GIFT and ZIFT.

aorta

Parenting; Pregnancy

The artery responsible for bringing blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Lying faceup during pregnancy can compress the aorta.

apgar score

Parenting; Pregnancy

A newborn baby's first test. Given one minute after a baby is born, then again five minutes later, the Apgar assesses the newborn's appearance (skin color), pulse, grimace ...

apnea

Parenting; Pregnancy

A condition in which breathing stops briefly during sleep, temporarily reducing the amount of oxygen that is taken in.

areola

Parenting; Pregnancy

The dark area on the breast surrounding the nipple. During pregnancy, the areola can spread and darken. While breastfeeding, the baby compresses the areola to extract breast milk.

aromatherapy

Parenting; Pregnancy

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artificial insemination

Parenting; Pregnancy

A process used to help a woman trying to conceive when natural methods fail. Sperm is inserted into the woman's uterus using a catheter.

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