There are several stages in the procedure (Please see Figure 1 below).

Figure: OUTLINE OF TREATMENT

F0LLICLE DEVELOPMENT

IN THE LABORATORY

AFTER THE ER (EMBRYO REPLACEMENT)

The aims of ART treatment are to:

 

a) stimulate the woman’s ovaries to produce an optimum number of eggs (usually 10-15)

b) monitor egg maturation using ultrasound scans and blood tests

c) retrieve these eggs when they are mature

d) fertilise the eggs with the husband's washed sperm in the  laboratory

e) replace the embryos into the womb at the appropriate time

f) support the implantation and development of the embryo with medication.

 

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