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Male factor
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Infertility caused by a problem in the male partner such as the inability to ejaculate or suboptimal semen quality of sperm preventing pregnancy from occurring; it might include the presence of a varicocele, cryptorchidism, chromosomal abnormality, vas deferens obstruction and exposure to environmental toxins or drugs.
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Menstrual Cycle
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A cycle of approximately one month in the female during which the egg is released from an ovary, the uterus is prepared to receive the fertilised egg and blood and tissue are lost via the vagina if a pregnancy does not occur.
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Metrodin
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Drug company name for FSH
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Micromanipulation
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This term covers any technique used in IVF to bypass the zona pellucida (protein shell) which surrounds the egg, as this frequently prevents sperm which has poor motility or morphology from penetrating and fertilising the egg. ICSI is the most commonly used method of micromanipulation.
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Miscarriage
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Spontaneous complete loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks.
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Multiple Birth
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Birth of more than one baby from a pregnancy (these are counted as single live births irrespective of the number of babies born).
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Multiple Birth Rate
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This is the percentage of all births in which more than one baby was born.
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Multiple pregnancy
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Twins or triplets or more
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