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Fallopian tubes

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Ducts through which eggs travel to the uterus once released from the follicle. Sperm normally meet the egg in the fallopian tube, the site at which fertilisation usually occurs.

Fascia

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Connective tissue supporting organ structures. Consisting of mostly collagen fibers, this tissue makes up ligaments and keeps muscular bundles together as well as lending structural integrity and ...

Female kallman syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition characterised by infantile sexual development and an inability to smell. Since the pituitary cannot produce LH and FSH, the woman must take hormone supplements to achieve puberty, to ...

Ferning

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A pattern characteristic of dried cervical mucus viewed on a slide. When the fern pattern appears, the mucus has been thinned and prepared by oestrogen for the passage of sperm. If it does not fern, ...

Fertile eunuch

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A rare disorder characterised by an LH deficiency leading to low testosterone levels and poor sperm production. Male secondary sex characteristics will be incomplete and sex drive will be low.

Fertility specialist

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A physician specialising in the practise of fertility. The American Board of Obstetrics and gynaecology certifies a subspecialty for OB-GYNs who receive extra training in endocrinology (the study of ...

Fertility treatment

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Any method or procedure used to enhance fertility or increase the likelihood of pregnancy, such as ovulation induction treatment, varicocoele repair, and microsurgery to repair damaged fallopian ...

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