OBGYN equipment

OBGYN equipment

Obstetrics and gynecology equipment

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Luteal phase

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Post-ovulatory phase of a woman's cycle. The corpus luteum produces progesterone, which cause the uterine lining to thicken to support the implantation and growth of the embryo.

Luteal phase defect (or deficiency)

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition that occurs when the uterine lining does not develop adequately because of inadequate progesterone stimulation; or because of the inability of the uterine lining to respond to ...

Luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition in which the follicle develops and changes into the corpus luteum without releasing the egg.

A pituitary hormone that stimulates the gonads. In the man LH is necessary for spermatogenesis (Sertoli cell function) and for the production of testosterone (Leydig cell function). In the woman LH ...

Luteinizing hormone surge

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The release of luteinizing hormone (LH) that causes release of a mature egg from the follicle. Ovulation test kits detect the sudden increase of LH, signalling that ovulation is about to occur ...

Masturbation

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A technique used to collect semen for analysis and for artificial insemination; manual stimulation of the penis leading to ejaculation.

Maturation arrest

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A testicular condition in which at one stage of sperm production all sperm development halts throughout all testicular tubules. May result in oligospermia or azozoospermia.