Medical devices

Medical devices

Any instrument, appliance or machine that facilitates the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of illness, physical or mental injury, by a medical professional.

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artificial insemination donor

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Artificial insemination with donor sperm. A fresh donor semen specimen or a thawed frozen specimen is injected next to the woman's cervix.

artificial insemination homologous

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Artificial insemination with the husband's sperm. The sperm may be washed and injected directly into the wife's uterus (IAIH). Often used with poor semen or to overcome ...

amenorrhea, secondary

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A term describing a woman who has menstruated at one time, but who has not had a period for six months or more.

androgens

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Male sex hormones.

andrologist

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A physician-scientist who performs laboratory evaluations of male fertility. May hold a Ph.D. degree instead of an M.D. Usually affiliated with a fertility treatment center ...

androstenedione

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

One of the androgens (male hormones) that are naturally present in women. (Other androgens include testosterone and DHEAS.) These hormones play an important role in ovulation. ...