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Laparoscopy:
Use of a surgical instrument inserted through a small incision below the navel to allow direct visualization of the ovaries and exterior of the fallopian tubes and uterus.

Ovulation Induction:
Use of hormone therapy to stimulate oocyte (egg) development and release.

Post-coital Test (PCT):
Also called a Huhner test. Test in which cervical secretions are obtained following intercourse and analyzed under a microscope to discern problems with the interaction of sperm and cervical mucus.

Ultrasound:
A technique using sound waves to visualize the uterus and ovaries, a fetus in the uterus, or the growth of ovarian follicles during infertility treatment.

ZIFT:
Zygote intrafallopian transfer involves In-vitro fertilization with a transfer of the zygote into the fallopian tube. The zygote is an egg that has been fertilized but has not yet divided.

Other Terms
Embryo:
A fertilized egg from conception to the eighth embryologic week.

Estradiol:
A form of estrogen. This hormone is produced by developing follicles in the ovary. Measuring levels helps determine progressive growth of the follicle during ovulation induction.

FSH:
Follicle Stimulating Hormone stimulates the ovary to ripen a follicle for ovulation.

Fibroid:
A benign tumor of the uterine muscle and connective tissue.

Follicle:
The structure in the ovary that nurtures a ripening egg and releases it.

Infertility:
The inability of a couple to conceive a pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected sexual intercourse.

LH:
Luteinizing Hormone increases in the middle of the cycle to trigger ovulation--the release of an egg.

Ovarian Cyst:
Fluid-filled sacs in the ovary.