Fertility and Infertility — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: a woman is fertile during _____ days of her menstrual period

Answer: 8-22

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Flashcard 2: Oligospermia: sperm concentration <_____ million/mL, and counts <5 million/mL are considered severe

Answer: 15

Flashcard 3: In testing for infertility; ovulatory function may be gauged by testing mid luteal phase serum _____ level being more than 3ng on day 21

Answer: progesterone

Flashcard 4: The total sperm motility is less than _____% and the progressive sperm motility is less than 32% in asthenospermia

Answer: 40

Flashcard 5: Cystic fibrosis may cause _____ in women due to abnormally thick cervical mucus and amenorrhea

Answer: subfertility

Flashcard 6: _____ disease can result in fallopian tubal scarring, which is a major risk factor for ectopic pregnancies and infertility

Answer: Pelvic inflammatory

Flashcard 7: At ovulation, cervical mucus _____ in quantity and becomes more watery and penetrable by sperm

Answer: increases

Flashcard 8: A _____ test is an in vivo test that evaluates the interaction of sperm and cervical mucus, usually performed during the periovulatory period

Answer: postcoital

Flashcard 9: Ovarian reserve is most commonly tested by determining day _____ of menstrual cycle FSH levels being more than 40 IU as diagnostic of failure

Answer: 3

Flashcard 10: _____ test is an in vitro test of sperm mucus interaction where penetration of sperms is observed under microscope

Answer: Kurzrok Miller