IVF Clinics in India and Important Features

May 8, 2010 - PRLog -- IVF was the first procedure used to fertilize eggs outside a woman's body. In 1978, the first "test tube baby," was conceived through IVF. Most assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are derived from the IVF procedure.


Fertilization and Incubation

Once the eggs have been retrieved, an embryologist prepares the eggs and sperm from the partner or a donor. The eggs and sperm are mixed in the laboratory to promote fertilization. In cases of severe male infertility, the embryologist can inject a single sperm directly into an egg - this technique is called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) The fertilized eggs, called embryos, are incubated for several days.



Variations on the IVF Procedure

Transfer of cryopreserved embryos : - This procedure uses embryos that were salvaged from a previous IVF cycle and frozen. The embryos are thawed and transferred into the uterus.....


Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) : - Based on IVF, but this procedure does not involve fertilization outside the body. The eggs are mixed with sperm, then surgically placed into the fallopian tubes to allow natural fertilization. GIFT requires anesthesia as well as time in the recovery room...


Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) : - Based on IVF, but the eggs are not merely mixed with sperm in a dish. Instead, a single sperm is directly injected into each egg. ICSI is particularly useful when the man has an extremely low sperm count.....


Assisted Hatching : - A microsurgical procedure in which the embryologist chemically dissolves a small area of the zona pellucida, the shell surrounding the embryo, to facilitate hatching of the embryo and implantation...

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