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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live birth rate

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The rate of live births per cycle. Also known as “take home rate.”

luteal phase

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Post-ovulatory phase of a woman's cycle. The corpus luteum produces progesterone, which cause the uterine lining to thicken to support the implantation and growth of the embryo.

luteal phase defect (or deficiency)

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition that occurs when the uterine lining does not develop adequately because of inadequate progesterone stimulation; or because of the inability of the uterine lining to ...

luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition in which the follicle develops and changes into the corpus luteum without releasing the egg.

luteinizing hormone

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A pituitary hormone that stimulates the gonads. In the man LH is necessary for spermatogenesis (Sertoli cell function) and for the production of testosterone (Leydig cell ...

luteinizing hormone surge

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The release of luteinizing hormone (LH) that causes release of a mature egg from the follicle. Ovulation test kits detect the sudden increase of LH, signaling that ovulation is ...