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OVUM RECIPIENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- egg recipient
1, record 1, English, egg%20recipient
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oocyte recipient 2, record 1, English, oocyte%20recipient
correct
- ovum recipient 3, record 1, English, ovum%20recipient
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Who are egg recipients? -women with a healthy uterus but absent or otherwise non-functioning ovaries; -women who are peri-menopausal, menopausal, or who have premature ovarian failure; -women with a history of genetic abnormalities who wish to avoid passing the abnormality on to their child; -women with previous unexplained IVF [in vitro fertilization] failures or failed fertilization; women with surgical loss of ovarian function; women with cancer. 1, record 1, English, - egg%20recipient
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It should be noted that despite their interchangeability in common usage ("egg" being used more frequently than "oocyte" and "ovum"), scientifically speaking, these terms are not synonyms. 4, record 1, English, - egg%20recipient
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- receveuse d'ovocytes
1, record 1, French, receveuse%20d%27ovocytes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- receveuse d'ovules 2, record 1, French, receveuse%20d%27ovules
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Femme qui a recours aux gamètes femelles d'une autre, peu importe la raison. 3, record 1, French, - receveuse%20d%27ovocytes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que «ovocyte» et «ovule» ne se situent pas au même stade de développement, ces deux termes sont couramment utilisés indifféremment. 4, record 1, French, - receveuse%20d%27ovocytes
Record 1, Key term(s)
- receveuse d'ovocyte
- receveuse d'ovule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- receptora de óvulos
1, record 1, Spanish, receptora%20de%20%C3%B3vulos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- receptora de ovocitos 2, record 1, Spanish, receptora%20de%20ovocitos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Mujer] que requiere los ovocitos de otra mujer, ya que sus propios ovocitos son incapaces de conseguir gestación, ya sea por ausencia o anomalía de los mismos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - receptora%20de%20%C3%B3vulos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una mujer estará en condiciones de ser receptora de óvulos si es que tuvo una falla ovárica (menopausia precoz), operaciones de extirpación de quistes de ovarios que reducen el volumen ovárico y por lo tanto la cantidad de óvulos, enfermedades oncológicas de ovarios en las que es necesario extirparlos, irradiarlos o usar quimioterapia. [...] Los óvulos que se le aspiran a la donante, se fertilizan con los espermatozoides de la pareja de la mujer receptora y luego de ser incubados por lo menos tres días, se le transfieren a dicha paciente (receptora). 4, record 1, Spanish, - receptora%20de%20%C3%B3vulos
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