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| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) |
| An infection occurring in the female reproductive system, of which vaginitis, cervicitis, salpingitis, and oophoritis are subsets. |
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| Pergonal |
| A fertility drug used to induce ovulation. |
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| Postcoital Test |
| A test performed on cervical mucus a few hours after intercourse to determine the number and motility of sperm. |
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| Progesterone |
| The hormone produced by the corpus luteum during the second half of a woman's cycle. It thickens the lining of the uterus to prepare it to accept implantation of a fertilised egg. |
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| Prostate |
| A small gland about the size of a walnut, located below the bladder. It produces some of the sperm-carrying fluid for the semen. |
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