What is In Vitro Fertilization

In 1978, two doctors in England managed to successfully get a woman pregnant using what we call today the in vitro fertilization procedure.

Since the success of these two doctors, Dr. Edwards and Dr. Steptoe, technology has been greatly improved and developed and used worldwide.

For the couples having a bad time conceiving naturally, in vitro fertilization may be the solution. In fact, for the infertile couples, IVF (in vitro fertilization) is by far the most used technique to get pregnant.

Due to recent progresses in medicine, surgery is not longer necessary, being replaced with a procedure called Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval.



This procedure uses a sonographically-guided needle to recover eggs from an ovary. Before that, the woman must undergo two weeks on intensive preparation, including hormonal therapy, blood tests, and ultrasound scans, in order to be ready for in vitro fertilization.Later, under local anesthesia, the doctor will retrieve the eggs from the

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