Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of offspring in a women's uterus.

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identical twins

Parenting; Pregnancy

Identical twins are formed from the division of one fertilized egg that then grows into two fetuses. They are genetically identical and will look exactly alike.

intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Parenting; Pregnancy

An assisted fertilization technique in which a single sperm is injected into a single egg and the resulting embryo is transplanted into the uterus.

inevitable abortion

Parenting; Pregnancy

A pregnancy with bleeding and cramping in which a miscarriage is unavoidable and cannot be prevented.

embryo transfer

Parenting; Pregnancy

An assisted reproductive technology in which a fertilized egg is inserted into a woman's uterus in the hope that she becomes pregnant.

chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

An early genetic diagnostic test, usually given between weeks 10 and 13 of pregnancy. A small amount of tissue from the cells that line the placenta (called the chorionic villi) are removed through ...