Category: F

An obstetrician/gynecologist or urologist who specializes in the particular problems of infertility and ways to overcome them, a fairly new medical specialty on the cutting edge of that branch of medical technology, often part of a team of specialists, including physicians and counselors.  

Medications given to treat some problems associated with infertility, associated with an increased risk of multiple births in the pregnancies that occur. A drug which enhances the ability of an individual to reproduce. A collection of hormonal or hormone-related medications employed in the treatment of certain types of infertility. In women, fertility drugs are prescribed…

A special diet developed by Dr. Ben Feingold that eliminates items such as food colorings that he believed to cause or worsen hyperactivity in children; a type of elimination diet. A nutritional plan from which all artificial colors, artificial flavors, preservatives, and salicylates have been eliminated. It had been used in treating hyperactive children.  

A residence to which many or all members of a family might go or be taken, as in cases of possible child abuse and neglect. Often 24-hour counseling, along with short-term diagnosis and treatment, is available as part of crisis intervention.  

The type of civil court that in some states combines the functions of domestic relations court, juvenile court, and probate court. On occasion, criminal cases involving families, such as child abuse and neglect cases, also are handled in the family court.  

An umbrella name for self-help groups for parents attempting to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect and also for self-help groups of families of people involved in drug abuse.  

Fukuyama muscular dystrophy is a degenerative disorder in which there is generalized muscle weakness, hypotonia, and mental retardation from early infancy. The etiology is genetic, with an autosomal recessive transmission. The specific genetic mechanism has been identified as probably being a loss of function of the gene fukitin, which is an extracellular protein.  

Facioscalpulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disease also referred to as FSHD, FSH, FMD, and Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy. FSHD involves a wasting of the muscles that move the face (facio), shoulders (scapula), and upper arm bone (humerus). FSHD is autosomal dominant in males and females; however, there are instances (10-30% of affected individuals) of FSHD…

Forbes disease is a glycogen storage disorder referred to as glycogen storage disease Type III. The disorder usually begins in infancy. Individuals with Forbes disease lack the hepatic debrancher enzyme amylo-l,6-glucosidase, which results in abnormal glycogen accumulation in the liver, muscles, and in some cases the heart. They can not convert glycogen to glucose, so…

Inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, Fryns syndrome is characterized by many abnormalities present at birth. These characteristics include abnormalities of the head and face, protrusion of part of the stomach and the small intestines into the chest cavity, underdeveloped lungs, cleft palate, underdevelopment of the fingers and toes, and some degree of mental retardation.…