All medical terms explained-Letters F

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Fallopian tubes
The pair of hollow tubes leading from the womb to the ovaries. Each month one ovary releases an egg, which moves down the fallopian tube into the womb. The fallopian tube is where the egg is fertilised by sperm.
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Fecundity
Being fertile
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Female genital mutation (FGM)
The partial or total removal of a woman’s external genitals or other deliberate injury to her genital organs. It is illegal in the UK
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Fertilisation
When a sperm enters an egg and an embryo forms. Natural fertilisation takes place inside a woman’s fallopian tubes
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Fertility
The ability to conceive a baby and, for a woman, to become pregnant.
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Fertility drugs
Treatment to encourage the ovaries to produce an egg. It is used during treatment for infertility
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Fecundity

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The partial or total removal of a woman’s external genitals or other deliberate injury to her genital organs. It is illegal in the UK

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When a sperm enters an egg and an embryo forms. Natural fertilisation takes place inside a woman’s fallopian tubes

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The ability to conceive a baby and, for a woman, to become pregnant.

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