Defining IVF terminology

The ISMAAR proposal on terminology for ovarian stimulation for IVF.

IVF is performed with oocytes collected in natural and stimulated cycles. Different approaches to ovarian stimulation have been employed worldwide. Following the introduction of GnRH antagonists and strategies to reduce multiple births such as single embryo transfer, there is a genuine scientific interest in the revival of natural cycle and mild approaches to ovarian stimulation in IVF. Recent ...

hujviri’s methodology in defining and criticizing the sufism terminology

adhering to the old traditions, hujviri employs a particular method in his own definitions of the principles and terminology of sufism that can justify his different comment on such matters. present essay is to study hujviri’s methodological principles to analyze his approach in definition of mystical terms. centrality of human annihilation and the focus on his inherent limitations are the most...

Defining disaster: The need for harmonisation of terminology

There is a need to harmonise the definitions for disaster terms from a wide range of glossaries and other sources, to build a more unitary foundation for further research, policy and practice. As a first step in a wider programme of research, we present an analysis of the term disaster. Definitions for disaster were obtained from glossaries found in books, reports and internet sites. One of the...

A terminology model approach for defining and managing statistical metadata

NEW DEBATE The ISMAAR proposal on terminology for ovarian stimulation for IVF

Department of Reproductive Medicine, St George’s Hospital and Medical School, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK; Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ZOL Campus St Jan, Genk, Belgium; IVF Clinic, Sophiahemmet Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and ...