Australia IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation - Infertility Treatments Information

• What is AH (Assisted Hatching)  ?
  The procedure in which the zona (or egg shell) is softened or thinned usually by laser or acid.
   
• What is Blastocyst ?
  Five-six days after fertilisation, at ‘normal’ implantation time, the multiple cell embryo develops a cystic central structure.
   
• What is Cervix ?
  The lower section of the uterus which protrudes into the vagina and dilates during labour to allow the passage of the infant.
   
• Donor Insemination
  The use of sperm from a male donor in order to achieve a pregnancy. Usually the husband has no sperm (or very few) and the chance of pregnancy is remote.
   
• Embryo
  After fertilisation the egg begins to multiply and is called an embryo.
   
• Endometrium
  The membrane lining the uterus. Read the rest of this entry »

IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilisation, is a procedure which egg and sperm are joined together outside the body in a specialised laboratory. The fertilised egg is allowed to grow in a protected environment for a couple days before being place back into the uterus.
The main procedure of IVF treatment are as follows:

• Ovulation Induction
• Eggs Retrieval
• Collecting and preparing the sperm
• Insemination of eggs and embryos culture
• Transferring embryos to the uterus