in-vitro fertilization (IVF)

In-vitro fertilization (IVF)  assisted reproductive technologies have been available in the United States since 1981. Since 1988, over 3,800 babies have been born to patients of Reproductive Resource Center as a result of assisted reproductive technologies.

IVF was the first developed to make conception possible couples experiencing infertility caused by absent, obstructed or damaged fallopian tubes.

Today, a growing list of other indications for this treatment include:

• abnormal sperm counts
• endometriosis 
• cervical mucus abnormalities
• failed conventional treatments (for example: oral pills and / or injectable medications)
• unexplained infertility
• diminished ovarian reserve (poor egg quality)
• genetic disease(s) such as cystic fibrosis (when used with PGD)

additional areas of interest

There are several subjects related to IVF and assisted reproductive technology that should be of interest to this patient category. These include:

• Pregnancy Rates
• Blastocyst Transfer
• ICSI (Sperm Injection for Male Inferrtility)
• Donor Oocytes (Eggs)
• IVF Timeline
• The IVF Laboratory
• The Egg Retrieval (Video)
• Embyro (Freezing) Cryopreservation

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