What is In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)?
IVF stands for ‘in-vitro fertilisation’, ‘in-vitro’ means outside the body and fertilisation is the meeting of the egg and sperm. This is an assisted reproductive technology (ART) used to assist conception in couples with a large range of fertility issues. An IVF treatment involves a combination of fertility medications to stimulate multiple follicles (fluid filled sacs in the ovaries containing the eggs) followed by a small surgical procedures to help extract the eggs from the follicles, fertilize them in the lab using the partner’s sperm and then transfer the resulting embryos back into your uterus.