A Controlled Ovarian stimulation with drugs (GNRH Analogues and Gonadotrophins) to produce many eggs.
B Monitoring of follicles and egg development with the aid of vaginal sonography and serial Estradiol hormone estimation.
C Administration of HCG injection, (Human Chorionic Gonadotrophins) when the two leading follicles are 18mm in diameter.
D Oocyte or egg retrieval under short general anesthesia, 35 to 37 hours after HCG injection.
E Identification and isolation of eggs in the laboratory.
F Sperm collection and processing in the lab.
G Fertilization of the egg with the sperm.
H Embryo formation 2 to 5 days after fertilization.
I Embryo transfer of good quality embryos back to the womb, after 2(four cell embryo), 3 (six-eight cell embryo) or 5 (blastocyst stage) days after egg removal.
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
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