Wednesday, April 15, 2026

IVF Procedure

Freezing IVF Eggs

The procedure for freezing and storing eggs from a woman's ovaries is called oocyte (egg) cryopreservation. It is notoriously difficult to do successfully, but nonetheless, some women want to...

IVF Fertility Treatment Criteria in the UK

In the last few months of 2017, the local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) of Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire stepped back from their...

Vitrification – Flash Freezing

Most of us are familiar with the concept of flash freezing. Fresh foods are exposed to sub-zero temperatures suddenly and they become frozen within...

Embryo Transfer

Embryo transfer is the final "stage" of the IVF procedure. Once embryos have been transferred to the patient's uterus, all she can do is...

Egg Retrieval

When going through IVF, after you've taken drugs to induce ovulation, you have to undergo an egg retrieval procedure so that your eggs can be...

Freezing IVF Embryos

During IVF treatment, a woman takes ovulation-inducing drugs which spur her ovaries into developing mature eggs. These eggs are then removed from her ovaries,...

Why IVF?

You've heard about IVF so many times. The procedure has helped so many of your friends to become parents. Could this procedure be right for you? Like...

The History Of IVF

The story of the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a fascinating one. It begins with Lesley and John Brown who had failed...

IVF: What To Expect

The first day your menstrual flow kicks into full force, you'll pick up the phone and call the doctor. On the second or third...

IVF Procedure

IVF procedure may differ from case to case, because each couple suffering from reduced fertility has their own individual set of circumstances. The fertility specialist...