IVF

What is IVF?

IVF or in vitro fertilization is a medical and surgical procedure that involves fertilizing the egg outside the woman’s body and transferring the resulting embryo back into the woman’s body.

The procedure is a multi step process which requires medications to stimulate egg production in the ovaries, minor surgical procedures to retrieve the eggs and implant the embryo, and clinical monitoring by the doctor throughout the process.

An option for overcoming infertility

IVF is an option for couples who have difficulty conceiving a child naturally. These include women with tubular problems, women with low ovarian reserve, and males with severe infertilty

COST

In many cases, medical insurance will only partially cover or not cover the costs at all. The average total cost including the medications in the US is between $20,000 to $25,000 per IVF cycle. As most women will undergo multiple cycles of IVF, the cost can quickly climb.

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Common IVF Blood Test

Whether you are actively trying to concieve and unable to get pregnant after 12 months or you are planning for an egg freeze cycle and would like to assess your ovarian reserve, blood tests are a standard part of the fertility work up done by the fertility doctor to...

How does birth control pills affect IVF?

Birth control pills are one of the most popular and effective methods to prevent pregnancy when taken correctly. People will be surprised to know that birth control pills are also used in IVF to improve the chances of pregnancy. How birth control pills affect the...

Natural Cycle IVF

Natural cycle IVF is IVF without the use of hormonal medications to stimulate the ovary to produce multiple mature eggs. Natural cycle IVF works with the woman’s own ovulation cycle to produce mature egg(s) and the fertility doctor collects the single dominate...

In Vitro Maturation (IVM)

In vitro maturation (IVM) is a new technique in assisted reproductive technology in which immature eggs are collected from the ovaries and matured in the laboratory before being fertilized. IVM of human eggs was first introduced in 1965 but the first successful...

Preimplantation Genetic Screening

A woman’s fertility and the quality of her eggs progressively diminish with age, making it harder to become pregnant. The natural increase in the rates of genetic mutations in the eggs greatly contribute to the loss of egg quality. This lead to the development of...

The difference between PGD and PGS

For many years, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was the only term used for all genetic testing of the embryos. With the explosion of new technology in field of genetic testing, clinicians have introduced preimplantation genetic screening (PGS),...

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Infertility Treatment Options

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Infertility 101

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Poor Ovarian Reserve

The ovaries of a newborn girl contain approximately 2 million eggs. By the time the girl reaches puberty, this number is reduced to 400,000 eggs. After puberty, the quantity of eggs progressively decline until the woman reaches menopause. Many studies have shown...