Glossary
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
An infection occurring in the female reproductive system, of which vaginitis, cervicitis, salpingitis, and oophoritis are subsets.
Postcoital Test
A test performed on cervical mucus a few hours after intercourse to determine the number and motility of sperm.
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.
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.
