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n Vitro Fertilization
In Vitro Fertilization
The first ‘test-tube’ baby
Louise Brown
steps in the IVFMonitoring and stimulating the development
of healthy egg(s) in the ovariesCollecting the eggsSecuring the spermCombining the eggs and sperm together in
the laboratory and providing the appropriate environment for fertilization and early embryo growth
Transferring embryos into the uterus
Step 1 - Preparation
Ovulation induction
Monitoring egg development
Injection of hCG
Step 2 - Egg retrieval (TVOR)
The procedure
Timing
InseminationExamination of
the eggs
Injecting the sperm into the egg
Monitoring the fertilized eggs (embryos)
Success rate of IVF
Made by Spasimira Radkova
From ‘Hristo Botev’ High School
