Author: Glossary

Surgical puncture and drainage of an ovarian cyst. A surgical procedure involving the puncture of an ovary or a cyst within it.  

A treatment for female infertility that encourages the ovaries to produce and release more eggs than they normally do during each monthly cycle.  

The number of remaining oocytes or follicles in the ovaries. The number typically falls with increasing age; it also declines as a result of some types of chemotherapy. Women with very limited ovarian reserves may have difficulty conceiving a child without assisted reproductive techniques.  

A potentially life-threatening complication that may occur in women receiving drugs to stimulate ovulation. The acute onset occurs within the first week ovulation is induced and is characterized by marked cystic ovarian enlargement, ascites, hydrothorax, arterial hypotension, tachycardia, hemoconcentration, oliguria, sodium retention, hypernatremia, and in severe cases renal failure. The condition is usually mild if…

An abnormally large amount of elliptical red blood cells in the blood.  

A method in which services usually provided by the health care agency are now allocated to another firm or agency.  

An attachment for hand splints that permits the fingers to be placed in elastic traction.