IVF or In Vitro Fertilization, involves combining eggs and sperm outside the body in a laboratory. Once an embryo
or embryos form, they are then placed in the uterus. IVF is a highly complex procedure but since its introduction
in the U.S. in 1981, IVF and other similar techniques have resulted in more than 200,000 babies.
What Causes of Infertility Can IVF Treat?
IVF may be an option if you or your partner have been diagnosed with:
- Endometriosis
- Low sperm counts
- Problems with the uterus or fallopian tubes
- Problems with ovulation
- Antibody problems that harm sperm or eggs
- The inability of sperm to penetrate or survive in the cervical mucus
- Any other type of unexplained fertility
IVF in most senerios is used for cases in which other methods such as fertility drugs, surgery, and artificial
insemination have not worked.
For more information on the IVF process, please read from some of these sources:
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine
RESOLVE - The National Infertility Association
American Fertility Association
The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination (INCIID)
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