In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the body, in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. The process involves hormonally controlling the ovulatory process, removing ova (eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium. For More Detailed Information : IVF matters
Monday 9 May 2011
What is the reason for this burgeoning epidemic?
The most significant cause of the widespread infertility epidemic is that women are waiting longer to have children. A woman's fertility decreases between the ages of 20 and 35, and then dramatically drops thereafter. In men, poor sperm production is usually genetic in origin and is also on the rise due to spontaneous mutations.
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