Real-Life Communication
Today you are talking with a patient named Sally. Sally wants to
have children, but she is having fertility problems. You explain the many
options available.
"You need to have good communications skills with
patients, as well as with other doctors," says Dr. Frederick Stehman, an obstetrician
gynecologist. "You need to stay up to date in the profession. The expectations
of the community are very high."
Below is printed information about
the fertility program. You know that Sally won't understand this description.
Rewrite it, explaining each of the words that may confuse her.
Fertility
Program
This program offers infertility diagnostic and treatment
methods. Treatment options include ovulation induction, medical and surgical
treatment of endometriosis, and laparoscopic surgery for pelvic adhesions.
Artificial
insemination and in vitro fertilization are also available. We maintain ovulation
induction and andrology lab services, which are open seven days per week.
Vocabulary
Ovulation
induction: helping a woman ovulate (discharge eggs from the ovary) by
artificial means
Endometriosis: a condition in which the endometrial
tissue (lining the uterus) grows in the pelvic cavity. Results in pelvic pain
and the formation of cysts
Laparoscopic surgery: using a fiber-optic
instrument inserted through the abdominal wall to give a view of the organs
Artificial
insemination: the injection of semen into the vagina or uterus by means
other than sexual intercourse
In vitro fertilization:
fertilizing an ovum in a test tube or culture dish
Andrology:
the study of the function and disease of male reproductive organs