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OBGYN equipment
Obstetrics and gynecology equipment
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Sperm maturation
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A process during which the sperm grow and gain their ability to swim. Sperm take about ninety days to reach maturity.
Sperm morphology
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A semen analysis factor that indicates the number or percentage of sperm in the sample that appear to have been formed normally. Abnormal morphology includes sperm with kinked, doubled, or coiled ...
Sperm motility
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The ability of sperm to swim. Poor motility means the sperm have a difficult time swimming toward their goal---the egg.
Sperm penetration
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The ability of the sperm to penetrate the egg so it can deposit the genetic material during fertilization.
Sperm washing
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A procedure used to remove components other than sperm from a semen sample prior to being used for intrauterine insemination.
Spinal anaesthetic
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The anaesthetic solution is injected into the spinal canal immediately surrounding the spinal column. No catheter is used and the needle used is thus thinner. Spinals cannot be “topped up”.
Spinnbarkeit
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The stretchability of cervical mucus; the stringy quality that occurs at midcycle under the influence of estrogen. See also Postcoital Test.
