fertility clinic
Baby-making practice
A fertility clinic is a medical facility specializing in helping people conceive children.
Services typically include diagnostic testing, hormone treatments, artificial insemination, and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
After two years of trying, they finally consulted a fertility clinic.
Person carrying another's pregnancy
- surrogateOne acting for another
- gestational surrogacyBearing another couple's embryo
- parental rightsLegal power over children
- compensationPayment for services rendered
Laboratory-assisted reproduction
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- egg retrievalSurgical collection of ova
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- embryologistSpecialist in prenatal development
cryopreservation · two-week wait · beta test · implantation · egg collection · hatching
Egg discharge from ovary
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
gametes · ovarian reserve · sperm count · motility · morphology · follicle · oocyte · andrology
Provider of reproductive cells
- sperm donorMale fertility provider
- anonymous donorGiver concealing their identity
- known donorGenetic source with disclosed identity
- sperm bankDonor gamete storage facility
egg bank · donor matching · recipient · donor sperm · genetic testing
Desire for good outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
struggle · patience · perseverance · support group · community · emotional support · counseling · milestone
Very young child
- familyRelated people together
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- fatherhoodState of being dad
- newbornInfant just delivered
pregnancy · due date · nursery · maternity · paternity · parent · family planning · single parent
gestational carrier
Person carrying another's pregnancy
- surrogateOne acting for another
- gestational surrogacyBearing another couple's embryo
- parental rightsLegal power over children
in vitro fertilization
Laboratory-assisted reproduction
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- egg retrievalSurgical collection of ova
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
embryologist · cryopreservation · two-week wait · beta test · implantation · egg collection · hatching
ovulation
Egg discharge from ovary
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
conception · gametes · ovarian reserve · sperm count · motility · morphology · follicle · oocyte · andrology · estrogen
egg donor
Provider of reproductive cells
- sperm donorMale fertility provider
- anonymous donorGiver concealing their identity
- known donorGenetic source with disclosed identity
sperm bank · egg bank · donor matching · recipient · donor sperm · genetic testing
hope
Desire for good outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- longingIntense, persistent desire
dream · struggle · patience · perseverance · support group · community · emotional support · counseling · milestone · success story
baby
Very young child
- familyRelated people together
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- fatherhoodState of being dad
newborn · pregnancy · due date · nursery · maternity · paternity · parent · family planning · single parent · same-sex parents
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, primary care
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- care facilitieshospital, medical center, health center, rehabilitation center, treatment facility
- clinicsclinics, urgent care, health center
- parenthoodbaby, newborn, pregnancy, birth, childbirth
- fertilityconception, reproduction, ovulation, fertilization, procreation
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