- Iatrogenic
Resulting from the action of physicians. The term is commonly applied to diseases or disabilities caused by medical care.
- ICI
Intracervical insemination
Artificial insemination technique in which sperm are placed in or near the cervical canal of the female reproductive tract, using a syringe or a catheter, for the purpose of conception.
- ICSI
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Direct injection of a single sperm into an egg
- Idiopathic
Of unknown origin.
- Idiopathic Infertility
Occurs when no cause of infertility can he identified in either partner, yet pregnancy does not ensue.
- Immune system
the body's defense against any injury or invasion by a foreign substance or organism
- Immunoglobulins
A class of proteins endowed with antibody activity; antibodies
- Immunologic Infertility
Cause of infertility where either partner may he producing antibodies. Treatment options will depend on the type of antibodies present and on whether the female or male is producing them.
- Immunosuppressive drug
A drug that interferes with the normal immune response
- Immunotherapy
A medical treatment for an immune system disorder that involves transfusing donor white blood cells into a woman who has had recurrent miscarriages
- Impaired fecundity
Categorization of infertility used by demographers to describe couples who are non-surgically sterile, or for whom it would be difficult or dangerous to have a baby.
- Implantation
The process by which the fertilized oocyte (zygote) becomes attached to the wall of the uterus (endometrium), usually occurring five to seven days after ovulation
- Impotence
The complete or partial inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection.
- In utero
while in the uterus during early development
- In vitro
Literally "in glass"; pertaining to a biological process or reaction taking place in an artificial environment, usually a laboratory.
- In vitro fertilization
A technique of medically assisted conception (sometimes referred to as "test tube" fertilization) in which mature oocytes are removed from a woman's ovary and fertilized with sperm in a laboratory. (See embryo transfer.)
- In vivo
Literally "in the living"; pertaining to a biological process or reaction taking place in a living cell or organism.
- In vivo fertilization
The fertilization of an egg by a sperm within a woman's body. The sperm may be introduced by artificial insemination or by coitus.
- Incompetent cervix
Cervix with the inability to remain closed throughout an entire pregnancy; a frequent cause of premature birth
- Infertility
Inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of intercourse without contraception.
- Inflammation
a response to some type of injury such as infection, characterized by increased blood flow, heat, redness, swelling, and pain
- Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
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Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) - A micro insemination procedure where a single sperm is directly inserted into an individual egg.
- Intra-Uterine Inseminatio
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The introduction of specially prepared sperm (washed and separated from the seminal fluid) directly into the uterus through the cervix.
- Intracervical insemination
Artificial insemination technique in which sperm are placed in or near the cervical canal of the female reproductive tract, using a syringe or a catheter, for the purpose of conception.
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
ICSI
Direct injection of a single sperm into an egg.
