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Ultrasound - See Sonogram.
Umbilical Cord - Two arteries and one vein encased
in a gelatinous tube leading from the baby to the placenta.
Used to exchange nutrients and oxygen from the mother for
waste products from the baby.
Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism) - The failure
of the testicles to descend from the abdominal cavity into
the scrotum by one year of age. If not repaired by age six,
may result in permanent fertility loss.
Unexplained infertility - Unexplained infertility
is a diagnosis of exclusion, once a couple have both been
evaluated. The reasons for infertility are unable to be
determined. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of couples will
receive the diagnosis of unexplained infertility.
Unicornate Uterus - An abnormality in which the
uterus is "one sided" and smaller than usual.
Ureaplasma (similar to Mycoplasma) - An infection
that may cause the formation of sperm antibodies and an
inflammation of the uterine lining, either of which may
interfere with implantation of the embryo.
Urethra - The tube that allows urine to pass between
the bladder and the outside of the body. In the man this
tube also carries semen from the area of the prostate to
the outside.
Urinary Tract Infection - Infection of the kidney,
ureter, bladder, or urethra. Common symptoms include a frequent
urge to urinate and a painful, burning sensation when urinating,
but symptoms are not always present.
Urologist - A physician/surgeon specializing in
the urinary tract and male repoductive tract.
Uterus - The hollow, muscular female reproductive
organ that houses and nourishes the fetus during pregnancy.
The womb.
UTI - See Urinary Tract Infection.
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