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Birth control
The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.
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Endocrinology
Parenting; Birth control
The study of hormones , their receptors , the intracellular signalling pathways they invoke, and the diseases and conditions associated with them.
Egg
Parenting; Birth control
The female sex cell. The egg is also referred to as the female gamete or ovum. fertilisation occurs when the sperm combines with the egg to form a zygote.
Elective
Parenting; Birth control
In medicine, something chosen (elected). An elective procedure is one that is chosen (elected) by the patient or physician that is advantageous to the patient but is not urgent.
Fallopian tube
Parenting; Birth control
One of two tubes through which an egg travels from the ovary to the uterus.
Fertilisation
Parenting; Birth control
The process of the male sperm combining with the female egg to form a cell called zygote.
Minipill
Parenting; Birth control
A oral contraceptive containing only progestin. Unlike most other female oral contraceptives, minipills do not contain estrogen.
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