IVF Step by Step

IVF success rates, factors, and outcomes by age

IVF success rates, factors, and outcomes by age

What IVF success rate really means IVF success can be described in several ways, and the definition matters. A cycle may be reported by egg retrieval, embryo transfer, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, or live birth. For most patients, the most meaningful outcome is live birth per initiated cycle or per embryo transfer. A positive pregnancy […]

In vitro fertilization (IVF): how it works and stages of a cycle

In vitro fertilization (IVF): how it works and stages of a cycle

What IVF is and why it is used IVF stands for in vitro fertilization, meaning fertilization occurs outside the body, in a laboratory environment. Eggs are retrieved from the ovaries and combined with sperm to create embryos. One embryo, or sometimes more depending on medical guidance and regulations, is then transferred into the uterus with […]

Preparing for IVF: medications and ovarian stimulation

Preparing for IVF: medications and ovarian stimulation

Why ovarian stimulation is used in IVF In an unstimulated menstrual cycle, usually one dominant follicle matures and releases one egg. IVF aims to retrieve several mature eggs in one procedure because not every egg will fertilize, not every fertilized egg will develop into a usable embryo, and not every embryo will implant. Ovarian stimulation […]