Birth control

Birth control

The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.

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in vitro fertilization

Parenting; Birth control

IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve fertilization. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy or ...

incest

Parenting; Birth control

Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is prohibited. Incest involving a child is a form of child abuse

indicate

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In medicine, to make a treatment or procedure advisable because of a particular condition or circumstance. For example, certain medications are indicated for the treatment of hypertension during ...

vindication

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1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. CML (chronic myeloid leukemia ) is an indication for the use of Gleevec (imatinib mesylate). 2. A sign or a ...

induced abortion

Parenting; Birth control

An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or therapeutic abortion. As opposed to a spontaneous abortion (a miscarriage )

infection

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The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom.) A person with an infection has another ...

infertility

Parenting; Birth control

The inability or decreased ability to have children. Infertility, in professional circles, is often diagnosed after the inability to conceive children after a year of regular intercourse.