In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

This involves fertilizing an egg outside the body, in a laboratory dish, and then implanting it in a woman’s uterus. The woman receives a drug to suppress their natural menstrual cycle. Fertility drugs containing the fertility hormone follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) are given to the woman. FSH makes the ovaries produce more eggs than usual.

Vaginal ultrasound scan monitors the process in the ovaries. The eggs are collected through a minor surgical procedure know as “follicular aspiration”. A very thin needle is inserted through the vaginal and into an ovary. The eggs that have been collected are place together with male sperm and kept in an environmentally controlled chamber. After a few hours, the sperm should enter the egg to fertilize it.

The transfer of the resulting embryo is done using a thin tube, or catheter. It enters the womb through the vagina. The transfer of the resulting embryo is done using a thin tube, or catheter. It enters the womb through the vagina. The patient is then put on some medications to assist in the growth and attachment of the embryo. After 2 weeks a pregnancy test is done to check the success of the procedure.