How Does IVF Work?

Basics of IVF are very simple to understand, but when it is presented in the technical language can seem daunting. People still ask: "How Does IVF Work?" So, here is a representation of all the procedures involved.

1 You and your partner attend your physician or doctor regarding his inability to comprehend. Your Doctor May or May not suggest taking the steps towards conceiving a child through IVF. If so, he will refer you to an appropriate clinic. May he be at this stage that you must take into account the financial implications, that is how you will pay for treatment.

2 You can also go through some initial tests, such as sperm count, hormone testing and evaluation of the uterine cavity. This is obviously to try to determine the cause of infertility and to ensure that IVF treatment is the best possible chance of success.

3 Ovarian stimulation. Normally, of course, only one egg is produced by the ovaries each month. When IVF treatment should be applied to a few eggs to work on how to keep the two most promising of fertilized eggs from perhaps 12 or 14 can be chosen to maximize the chances for success.

4.Jajnici are therefore stimulated by injections of the hormone FSH, which is the same hormone that the brain creates the female in order to stimulate the ovaries each month to produce and release an egg. However, higher levels of FSH are injected, but they are usually produced in the brain, and this is in order to cause the ovaries to produce multiple eggs.

5 Testing jajnika.Klinici regularly check the number and maturity of the eggs that are produced. These are contained in a fluid-filled structures called follicles, and it is these that are detected by ultrasound. It is normal to have about four ultrasound examinations before the eggs are deemed ready. At this stage the woman is given an injection of HCG (human chronic gonadotropin) in the late evening or early morning. This is the final impetus to the eggs mature before the next stage.

6 Collection of eggs. About 36 to 40 hours after injection of HCG, ovulation occurs, a clinic aimed at removing the eggs just before it happens. This is done using ultrazvuka.Endokrinologa used very well, hollow needle, which has passed through ultrasound investigation directly in the follicles of the ovaries, so that eggs can be easily sucked out. The patient may be sedated in order to prevent any inconvenience. The process usually takes no more than 15 to 20 minutes, plus an hour or so in the recovery room.

7 Semen collection. At around the same time the male partner is required to provide a semen sample. Typically, facilities are provided to the clinic.

8 Fertilization and jaja.Jaja taken in the laboratory and placed in a Petri dish with culture medij.Jelo located in the incubator, which mimics the environment of the human body as the temperature and uvjetima.Sperma is then introduced into the middle and hopefully fertilization takes place. The eggs are regularly checked for 24 hours, and if they are fertile they left for another 24 to 48 hours before the next phase.

9 Transfer the eggs. Usually, two embryos are placed into the uterus. In the case of women over 40 using their own eggs may be three. No sedation is required, an endocrinologist puts a speculum into your vagina and then places the embryos into the catheter with a small amount of liquid. After transferring the patient usually rests for about an hour, but then they can resume their normal activities.

10 After prijenosa.Žena May have to go through a course of drugs to control their hormones, which would take about 21 days, but it will be something that is decided by the clinic. This procedure will be the female body in low-hormone state, as short-term menopause, which can cause similar side effects such as mood swings and hot flushes. After this period the clinic will arrange a pregnancy test to see if conception occurred. If not, then the cycle can be repeated until successful. If there is then usually the patient was released to her obstetrician, and hope the pregnancy will proceed in the same way as a normal pregnancy.