Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization | IVF success rate
Today,invitrofertilization[1](IVF)ispracticallyahouseholdword.Butnotsolongago,itwasamysteriousprocedureforinfertility[2]thatproducedwhatwerethenknownas"test-tubebabies."LouiseBrown,borninEnglandin1978,wasthefirstsuchbabytobeconceivedoutsidehermotherswomb.Unlikethesimplerprocessofartificialinsemination[3]--inwhichsperm[4]isplacedintheuterusandconception[5]happensotherwisenormally--IVFinvolvescombiningeggsandspermoutsidethebodyinalaboratory.Onceanembryoorembryosform,theyareplacedintheuterus.IV...
Today, in vitro fertilization[1] (IVF) is practically a household word. But not so long ago, it was a mysterious procedure for infertility[2] that produced what were then known as "test-tube babies." Louise Brown, born in England in 1978, was the first such baby to be conceived outside her mothers womb.
Unlike the simpler process of artificial insemination[3] -- in which sperm[4] is placed in the uterus and conception[5] happens otherwise normally -- IVF involves combining eggs and sperm outside the body in a laboratory. Once an embryo or embryos form, they are placed in the uterus. IVF is a complex and expensive procedure; only about 5% of couples with infertility[6] seek it out. However, since its introduction in the U.S. in 1981, 1.9% of all babies in the U.S. are born through IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART).
What Causes of Infertility Can IVF Treat?When it comes to infertility, IVF may be an option if you or your partner have been diagnosed wi...