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Baby Aspirin
Soluble aspirin generally given to improve blood flow. It is used in low dose to
improve uterine blood flow and help implantation and early pregnancy.
BBT
Basal body temperature. Used by women to monitor ovulation time
Benign
A tumour or condition that is innocent and does not spread to other parts of the
body.
Beta hCG test
A hormone test used to determine pregnancy
Biochemical pregnancy
A chemical pregnancy resulting in high hCG levels. It is the basis of a home
pregnancy test kit.
Birth-control pill
Oral contraceptive pill used to prevent pregnancy.
Blastocyst
An embryo which is approximately 5 days old. In an IVFcycle, blastocyst transfer
into uterus could be offered to those with previously failed implantation
Blighted ovum
A fertilised egg that implants in the lining of the womb but the embryo fails to
develop leaving an empty pregnancy sac
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Bromocriptine
A dopamine-agonist drug used to reduce prolactin hormone levels in the blood
Bulimia
A condition that may be psychogenic leading to insatiable overeating
Buserelin
A drug which is an LH-RH agonist used in IVF cycle and treatment of
endometriosis
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