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Fertility clinic

Index Fertility clinic

Fertility clinics are medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. [1]

27 relations: Acupuncture, Artificial insemination, Assisted reproductive technology, Clinic, Egg donation, Embryo donation, Embryology, Fertilisation, Hypnotherapy, In vitro fertilisation, Inconceivable, Medical drama, Nursing, Nutrition, Parent, Pregnancy, Private Practice (TV series), Reproductive medicine, Semen collection, Semen quality, Sonographer, Sperm bank, Sperm donation, Surrogacy, The Family Man (UK TV series), Third-party reproduction, Ultrasound.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body.

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Artificial insemination

Artificial insemination (AI) is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's uterus or cervix for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.

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Assisted reproductive technology

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is the technology used to achieve pregnancy in procedures such as fertility medication, in vitro fertilization and surrogacy.

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Clinic

A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a healthcare facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients.

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Egg donation

Egg donation is the process by which a woman donates eggs to enable another woman to conceive as part of an assisted reproduction treatment or for biomedical research.

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Embryo donation

Embryo donation is a form of third party reproduction.

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Embryology

Embryology (from Greek ἔμβρυον, embryon, "the unborn, embryo"; and -λογία, -logia) is the branch of biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.

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Fertilisation

Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, conception, fecundation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism.

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Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is a type of complementary and alternative medicine in which the mind is used in an attempt to help with a variety of problems, such as breaking bad habits or coping with stress.

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In vitro fertilisation

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro ("in glass").

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Inconceivable

Inconceivable is an American medical drama series, which was broadcast on NBC.

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Medical drama

A medical drama is a television program or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment and most medical episodes are one hour long and set in a hospital.

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Nursing

Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.

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Nutrition

Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.

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Parent

A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.

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Private Practice (TV series)

Private Practice is an American medical drama television series which aired on ABC from September 26, 2007, to January 22, 2013.

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Reproductive medicine

Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with prevention, diagnosis and management of reproductive problems; goals include improving or maintaining reproductive health and allowing people to have children at a time of their choosing.

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Semen collection

Semen collection refers to the process of obtaining semen from male humans or other animals with the use of various methods, for the purposes of artificial insemination, or medical study (usually in fertility clinics).

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Semen quality

Semen quality is a measure of the ability of semen to accomplish fertilization.

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Sonographer

A sonographer, or ultrasonographer, is a healthcare professional, who specialise in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data, frequently a radiographer but may be any healthcare professional with the appropriate training.

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Sperm bank

A sperm bank, semen bank or cryobank is a facility or enterprise that collects and stores human sperm from sperm donors for use by women who need donor-provided sperm to achieve pregnancy.

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Sperm donation

Sperm donation is the provision (or "donation") by a man (known as a sperm donor) of his sperm (known as donor sperm), principally for it to be used in the artificial insemination of a woman or women who are not his sexual partners.

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Surrogacy

Surrogacy is a method or agreement whereby a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person or persons, who will become the newborn child's parent(s) after birth.

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The Family Man (UK TV series)

The Family Man is a medical drama in three parts that aired on BBC One from 23 March to 6 April 2006, centered on the successful (fictional) Wishart Fertility Clinic which has recently celebrated its 2000th live birth.

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Third-party reproduction

Third-party reproduction or donor-assisted reproduction is any human reproduction in which DNA or gestation is provided by a third party or donor other than the one or two parents who will raise the resulting child.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_clinic

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