IN VITRO FERTILIZATION

IN VITRO FERTILIZATION

IVF

This procedure involves the fertilization of eggs with sperm outside of the uterus in order to create an embryo that will be placed back inside the uterus. It is by far the most successful way to get pregnant.

To start, the ovaries are stimulated with hormones identical to the ones made in the brain. This is done to produce many eggs as opposed to a single egg that is normally grown with each menstrual cycle. Once mature, the eggs are removed and fertilized with sperm. The resulting embryos are then placed inside the uterus or kept frozen and preserved for future IVF procedures. The entire process usually takes from 10 to 12 days.