The medical treatment known as in vitro fertilization (IVF) involves fertilizing an egg with sperm outside of the body in a laboratory setting. Couples who have been trying to conceive for a long time but have had no luck due to fertility problems frequently undergo IVF.
Medications are administered to the ovaries to induce them to generate more eggs.
A needle is used to remove the eggs from the ovaries while the patient is often under anaesthetic.
Either the male partner or a sperm donor is used to obtain sperm.
The sperm and eggs are combined in a lab dish for fertilization. For several days, the fertilized eggs are watched to make sure they are growing normally.
A tiny tube is used to pass the fertilized eggs (also known as embryos) through the cervix and into the woman's uterus. Most often, this is carried out a few days following fertilization.
To ascertain whether the embryo transfer was successful, a pregnancy test is performed about two weeks following the surgery.
