Glossary

Ultrasound

A test used instead of X-rays to visualise the reproductive organs for example, to monitor follicular development.

Ureaplasma

The smallest known member of the mycoplasma family.

Urethra

The tube that carries the urine from the bladder and the semen from the prostate and ejaculatory ducts out through the tip of the penis. It is the final passageway for both urine and sperm to leave the body.

Uterus

The womb.

Vagina

The "birth canal" leading from the vulva to the cervix. "Vaginitis" refers to inflammation of the vagina.

Varicocele

An enlarged vein in the scrotum that can lead to infertility.

Varicocele

A varicose vein of the testicles that causes the testes to heat up and may lead to a decrease in sperm production with resulting male infertility.

Varicocelectomy (microscopic)

Most common operation to repair varioceceles.

Vas Deferens

The tube through which sperm pass from the epididymis to the urethra. "Vasectomy" refers to a surgical sterilization of this tube.

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