Ch.46

Question 1

Technologies employed using male and female gametes to assist the infertility patient to become pregnant.

Answer 1

Assisted reproductive technology

Question 2

Technique that follows IVF in which the fertilized ova are injected into the uterus through the cervix

Answer 2

Embryo Transfer

Question 3

The hormonal substance that stimulates the function of the testes and ovaries.

Answer 3

Gonadotropin

Question 4

Glycoprotein secreted from placental trophoblastic cells; this chemical component is found in maternal urine during pregnancy.

Answer 4

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Question 5

Introduction of semen into the uterus by mechanical or instrumental means rather than by sexual intercourse.

Answer 5

Intrauterine insemination

Question 6

Method of fertilizing the human ova outside the body by collecting the mature ova and placing them in a dish with a sample of spermatozoa.

Answer 6

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

Question 7

A syndrome that presents sonographically as enlarged ovaries with multiple cysts, abdominal ascites, and pleural effusions. Often seen in patients who have undergone ovulation induction, post administration of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), or with a GnRH analog followed by hCG.

Answer 7

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

Question 8

Controlled ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate or parenterally administered gonadotropins.

Answer 8

Ovulation induction therapy