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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.

Fertile

Parenting; Birth control

The ability to become pregnant and give birth to children.

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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