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Hysterectomy
By: Kristin Kelley
| Published: Sep 02, 2010
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of a woman's uterus. For many women, a hysterectomy comes as a solution to health problems as diverse as…
TechnologyHysterectomyReproductionmedicine
Pregnancy Tests
By: Kristin Kelley
| Published: Sep 02, 2010
Throughout history methods involving urine have been a popular way to test for pregnancy. Early ideas ranged from simply observing the color of a…
TechnologyPregnancy TestsReproductionFertility
Laparoscopy
By: Olivia Conley
| Published: Jun 19, 2010
Laparoscopy, a subfield of endoscopy, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to examine and operate on the internal organs of the abdomen…
TechnologyLaparoscopyReproduction
Endoscopy
By: Olivia Conley
| Published: Jun 19, 2010
Endoscopy is a medical procedure that enables the viewing and biopsy of, and surgery on, internal tissues and organs. Endoscopic examinations are…
TechnologyEndoscopyReproductionmedicine
Ziegler Wax Embryo Models
By: Karen Wellner
| Published: Jun 15, 2010
Three-dimensional anatomical models have long been essential to the learning of science and lend a sense of "control" to those practicing in the…
TechnologyReproductionModelsAnatomy
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: Jul 22, 2009
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are a collection of different techniques designed to help those who are infertile achieve a successful…
TechnologyReproductive Techniques, AssistedReproductionFertilization
In Vitro Fertilization
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: Jul 22, 2009
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproductive technology (ART) initially introduced by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards in the 1970s to…
TechnologyFertilization in VitroReproductionFertilityFertilization
Intrauterine Insemination
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: Jul 22, 2009
Intrauterine insemination (IUI), also known as artificial insemination, is one of the earliest and simplest assisted reproductive technologies (ART…
TechnologyArtificial InseminationFertilizationReproduction
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: Jun 10, 2009
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is an assisted reproductive technique (ART) initially developed by Dr. Gianpiero D. Palermo in 1993 to treat…
TechnologySperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicReproductionFertilization
Chorionic Villus Sampling
By: Katherine Brind'Amour
| Published: Jan 21, 2009
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a test used for prenatal diagnosis. Safe to perform at an earlier stage in pregnancy than amniocentesis, CVS is…
TechnologyChorionic Villus SamplingChorionic Villi SamplingReproduction