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The Stages of IVF
01:09
There are four primary steps in the in vitro fertilization procedure.
Ovarian Stimulation
00:34
Ovarian stimulation is the use of medications to increase egg development.
Ovulation Induction
00:40
Healthy eggs are tracked using ovulation induction monitoring.
Egg Retrieval
02:49
Healthy eggs are retrieved, inseminated, and implanted into the uterus.
An Overview of ICSI
00:30
With ICSI, we can retrieve healthy sperm achieve successful pregnancies.
PGD – An Overview
01:33
PGD diagnosis is done in conjunction with IVF or ICSI.
IVF Success Rates
01:44
Success rates are measured by the number of babies born per egg retrieval.
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DR. SISSY SARTOR: So the main steps involved with IVF are primarily four steps. The first is where the patient is stimulated or superovulated so that she will mature multiple eggs at one time. The second step is called retrieval and involves an ultrasound-guided transvaginal aspiration of the eggs. The third step is really everything that occurs in the laboratory, from preparation of the sperm to mixing of the sperm and egg together or to doing intracytoplasmic injection of sperm.
The fourth step is the transfer of the resulting embryos back to the uterine cavity of the female, of the wife. The entire process takes approximately three weeks to complete, from initiation of the beginning stimulatory medications all the way to embryo transfer.
Depending on when the embryos are transferred back to the uterine cavity, the pregnancy test is then done seven to nine days after the embryo transfer.
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