In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a type of assisted reproduction technology (ART) in which a woman’s egg (or a donated egg) is fertilized in a laboratory with her partner’s sperm or donated sperm. The resulting embryo is then transferred to the uterus to develop naturally.
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After stimulating the production of additional eggs in the ovarian follicles with a hormone regimen, the doctor retrieves the eggs before ovulation occurs. Retrieval is usually scheduled between 34 and 36 hours following the hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) injection.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a laboratory technique used with in vitro fertilizaton (IVF). The technique involves injecting a single living sperm directly into the center of woman's egg. "By using ICSI, we're doing everything we can to maximize the fertilization rate and embryo quality that develops," says Ed Marut, M.D., a fertility doctor and medical director of Fertility Centers of Illinois.
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Seattle fertility doctor Julie Lamb, M.D. of Pacific NW Fertility and IVF Specialists discusses the latest advances in in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Dr. Sherman Silber of The Infertility Center of St. Louis talks about techniques like mini-IVF for women who are poor responders to traditional IVF cycle, or those with high FSH.
Dr. Sherman Silber of The Infertility Center of St. Louis discusses how scientists are able to create sperm and eggs from skin cells to use in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle.
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