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Medical Term |
Its meaning |
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Endometrium |
The tissue that lines the inside of the uterus or womb |
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Retrograde menstruation |
When a woman’s menstrual blood flows back into her body (instead of out) during her menses or period. |
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Cyclic inflammation |
Regularly repeated, e.g. monthly |
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Reproductive capacity |
In this context, the ability to bear children |
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Laparoscopy |
A type of surgery that uses smaller than usual cuts in which a laparoscope (a thin tube that has a camera and light at its end) is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or allow for small-scale surgery.
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Endometrial lesions |
A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. An endometrial lesion will therefore occur where there is endometrial tissue |
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Uterine Polyps |
A polyp is an abnormal, growth or mass of tissue protruding from a mucous membrane. |
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Ovulatory dysfunction |
Ovulation is the releasing of the egg from the ovary so that the egg can be fertilized by the sperm. Ovulatory dysfunction is when there is a problem with this process. |