With intrauterine insemination (IUI), a woman’s partner’s own sperm or that of a donor is transferred directly into the uterus during ovulation with the aid of a thin catheter.

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) refers to a medically assisted method of reproduction in which an egg is fertilised in a laboratory.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) refers to another medically assisted method of reproduction in which an egg is fertilised in a laboratory.

Cryopreservation is a process that involves the freezing and “storing” of human cells and tissue at low temperatures (-196°C), using liquid nitrogen.

Throughout the day, a small pump continually administers you with a hormone that has the same function as the hormone GnRH, which the hypothalamus produces.

If the ejaculate contains no sperm, sperm cells can often be located directly in the testicles or epididymis.