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Glossary - I
Immune system: The system within the body that secures against harmful substances; it enables the body to recognise materials as foreign to itself and to neutralise, eliminate, or metabolise them with or without injure to
Incision: A cut made into the body, by a doctor during a surgical procedure.
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF): Literally means "in glass." Fertilisation takes place outside the body in a small glass dish.
Infertility: The inability to become pregnant; if a couple has a year of regular, unprotected sex and doesn’t become pregnant, then that is also classed as infertility.
Primary infertility is difficulty in conceiving for the first time.
Secondary infertility is difficulty in conceiving after already having been pregnant.
Unexplained infertility is difficulty in conceiving that cannot be explained by a particular cause or reason.
Infertility should be investigated by a doctor and can be treatable, through surgery or through taking hormones, or trying for a baby using In-Vitro-Fertilization (IVF). These methods are not always successful.
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