| Term: | Description: |
|---|---|
| Adoption | A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit). |
| AID | Artificial Insemination by Donor. |
| Artificial Insemination | this is where sperm is placed into the female reproductive tract. This may be in the cervix or the womb. |
| Assisted Hatching | this is the breaking away of part of the egg known as the zona pellucida using chemicals or lasers. This enables the inner cells of the embryo to implant in the uterus. |
| Azoospermia | this is the complete absence of sperm in the ejaculation. |