Ovulation to Embryo Transfer-6 stages for successful IVF

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) involves fertilising an egg with sperm outside the woman's body in a laboratory setting. The procedure typically consists of the following steps.

The woman undergoes hormonal treatment to stimulate her ovaries, producing multiple eggs.

The eggs are retrieved from the ovaries using a minor surgical procedure under sedation or anaesthesia.

The male partner provides a semen sample, then prepared in the lab to isolate healthy and motile sperm.
 

The retrieved eggs are fertilized with the sperm through conventional IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), where a single sperm is injected into each egg.

The fertilised eggs develop into embryos over several days under carefully controlled laboratory conditions.
 

The developed embryos are transferred into the woman's uterus, aiming for successful implantation and pregnancy.