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Descriptor English: Fertilization in Vitro
Descriptor Spanish: Fertilización In Vitro
Descriptor fecundación in vitro
Entry term(s) fecundación en probeta
fertilización en probeta
fertilización en tubo de ensayo
fertilización in vitro
Scope note: Técnica de reproducción asistida que comprende el manejo directo y la manipulación directa de ovocitos y esperma para lograr la fecundación in vitro.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fertilização in vitro
Descriptor French: Fécondation in vitro
Entry term(s): Babies, Test-Tube
Baby, Test-Tube
Fertilization, Test-Tube
Fertilizations in Vitro
Fertilizations, Test-Tube
In Vitro Fertilization
In Vitro Fertilizations
Test Tube Babies
Test Tube Fertilization
Test-Tube Babies
Test-Tube Baby
Test-Tube Fertilization
Test-Tube Fertilizations
Tree number(s): E02.875.800.750
E05.820.800.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005307
Scope note: An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro.
Annotation: do not check the tags IN VITRO; PREGNANCY; or FEMALE
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
DE drug effects
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RE radiation effects
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Ectogenesis (1975-1979)
Fertilization (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: Apr 79; TEST-TUBE FERTILIZATION was TEST TUBE BABIES see FERTILIZATION IN VITRO Apr-Dec 1979, was TEST TUBE BABIES see ECTOGENESIS 1978-Mar 79
Online Note: use FERTILIZATION IN VITRO to search TEST TUBE BABIES Apr 1979, use ECTOGENESIS 1978-Mar 79
History Note: 79; TEST-TUBE FERTILIZATION was TEST TUBE BABIES see FERTILIZATION IN VITRO Apr-Dec 1979, was TEST TUBE BABIES see ECTOGENESIS 1978-Mar 79
Related: Ectogenesis MeSH
Embryo Transfer MeSH
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 24000
Unique ID: D005307
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/11/22
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Fertilization in Vitro - Preferred
Concept UI M0008382
Scope note An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro.
Preferred term Fertilization in Vitro
Entry term(s) Fertilization, Test-Tube
Fertilizations in Vitro
Fertilizations, Test-Tube
In Vitro Fertilization
In Vitro Fertilizations
Test Tube Fertilization
Test-Tube Fertilization
Test-Tube Fertilizations
Test-Tube Babies - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0008383
Preferred term Test-Tube Babies
Entry term(s) Babies, Test-Tube
Baby, Test-Tube
Test Tube Babies
Test-Tube Baby



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