IVG

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of in vitro gametogenesis.

   The goal of in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is self-explanatory, to produce functional gametes exclusively ex vivo; however, such approaches currently rely on in vivo tissue at various stages.

   2020 August 14, Stem Cell Epigenetics, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 84

plural IVGs

1. An inducted abortion (in the context of a country like France).

   By the 1982 mobilisations to force the Left government to include IVGs under the Social Security system, […]

   1989, Contemporary France

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   It seems less likely that the establishments now performing abortions illicitly will accept to report them in the future, inasmuch as their services are filling a void. The reimbursement of IVGs is not a Social Security item, but a[…]

   1996, Population: English selection

   In terms of the implementation, more than 97% of all IVGs are under the 'abortion on demand' option, which led to an improvement in the statistics regarding complications from illegal abortions.

   2016 January 12, J. Outshoorn, European Women's Movements and Body Politics: The Struggle for Autonomy, Springer, →ISBN