OVULATION INDUCTION Ovulation induction is the process of using medications to stimulate ovulation in women who have irregular or absent ovulation (anovulation). According to the National Institutes of Health, 25 to 30 percent of women with infertility have problems with ovulation. Normal ovulation occurs when the ovary releases a mature egg in preparation for that [...]

INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION (IUI) Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a procedure that treats infertility. IUI boosts the chances of pregnancy by placing specially prepared sperm directly in the uterus, the organ in which a baby develops. Another name for the procedure is artificial insemination. With IUI, the sperm are inserted around the time an ovary releases one or more eggs. [...]

IVM What is IVM? In vitro maturation (IVM) is when a woman’s eggs are collected and matured outside the body. This is done as part of an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. A woman’s eggs (also called oocytes) are formed before she is born. These eggs stay in a resting state in her ovaries until [...]

IVF What is IVF? IVF or in vitro fertilisation is a series of procedures to assist you with conception. It is when a human egg is fertilised with sperm in a laboratory. If the fertilised egg (embryo) successfully implants in the uterus, this will result in pregnancy. What happens during the IVF process? IVF is [...]