Synopsis
of the Procedure
IVF is a non-surgical means of achieving pregnancy. The procedure
calls for removing mature eggs from a woman's ovaries and fertilizing
them with her husband's sperm in a laboratory. The fertilized
eggs are then transferred back into the woman's uterus where,
hopefully, a pregnancy will occur.
When
is IVF Recommended?
IVF
is recommended when either one or both of a woman's Fallopian
tubes are blocked or when all other fertility treatments have
been unsuccessful. Specifically, IVF is recommended for women
with:
•
blocked Fallopian tubes
• unresolved endometriosis
• husbands having very low sperm counts
or poor quality semen
• unexplained infertility that has not responded
to other treatments
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This
image shows the ICSI procedure, the injection of a single
sperm into an egg.
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