Sexually Transmitted Diseases - I. I. Mavrov 2005

List of abbreviations

ACTH — adrenocorticotropic hormone

ATP — adenosine triphosphate

AUFOK — autotransfusion of ultraviolet-irradiated Blood

BBS — asymptomatic bacteriospermia

ANS — Autonomic Nervous system

PID — pelvic inflammatory disease

HIV — HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

VLOK — intravascular laser blood irradiation

IUD — intrauterine contraceptive device

WHO — World Health Organization

HSG — hysterosalpingography

GnRH — gonadotropin-releasing factor

DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid

DHEA — dehydroepiandrosterone

AID — Artificial Insemination by donor

AIH — artificial insemination by husband

ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

CS — Climacteric syndrome

LH — luteinizing hormone

HMG — human menopausal gonadotropin

FA — fluorescent antibody method

IFA — indirect immunofluorescence assay

SUI — stress Urinary Incontinence

PBI — penile-brachial index

HSV — Herpes simplex virus

DFA — direct fluorescent antibody method

PCOS — polycystic Ovary syndrome

PCR — Polymerase Chain Reaction

TPI test — Treponema pallidum immobilization test

FAT — fluorescent antibody test

RPR — rapid plasma reagin test

IHA — indirect hemagglutination assay

IFA — indirect fluorescent antibody assay

RNA — ribonucleic acid

PHA — passive hemagglutination assay

CFT — Complement fixation test

AIDS — Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

TRF — thyrotropin-releasing factor

ET — embryo transfer

ultrasound — Ultrasound examination

FSH — follicle-stimulating hormone

hCG — human chorionic gonadotropin

CMV — cytomegalovirus

CNS — Central Nervous System

IVF — In vitro Fertilization