IVF PROCEDURE: Step by Step Guide

If you have received a referral to a fertility specialist,
you may be wondering how does IVF work?

Understanding the IVF process will help you make informed decisions
about your family planning.

What is IVF?

A simple definition: In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process in which an embryo is formed outside of the body.

IVF involves removing eggs from the future mother’s ovaries, sperm from the future father, and placing into a laboratory dish for fertilization to occur.

Each of your retrieved eggs will be injected with a single sperm. This injection process is called ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection).

STEP 1 – Fertility Clinic Consultation
STEP 2 – Pre-IVF Testing
STEP 3 – Ovarian Stimulation
STEP 4 – Egg Retrieval
STEP 5 – Fertilization
STEP 6 – Embryo Transfer
STEP 7 – Two Week Wait
STEP 8 – Pregnancy Test

STEP 1 – Fertility Clinic Consultation

STEP 2 – Pre-IVF Testing

STEP 3 – Ovarian Stimulation

STEP 4 – Egg Retrieval

STEP 5 – Fertilization

STEP 6 – Embryo Transfer

STEP 7 – Two Week Wait

STEP 8 – Pregnancy Test

This is the day you have been patiently waiting for, the Beta test.

Today you will find out the results of your IVF cycle.

In the morning, you will travel to your fertility clinic and get your blood drawn.

Late in the afternoon, you will receive a telephone call from your nurse with the results of your pregnancy blood test.

You will receive the positive results and your Beta number.

Congratulations! If your IVF is a success, you are pregnant.

IVF Procedure Step by Step

IVF PROCEDURE: Step by Step Guide