Procedures
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process where sperm fertilises the eggs in the laboratory (rather than in the woman’s fallopian tube). This involves:
1. Placing the egg from the woman together with many thousands of sperm (typically 100,000).
2. The fertilised embryos grow in the laboratory over two to five days (blastocyst stage) before being transferred into...
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is a arrangement where pregnancy is carried for intended parents. There are generally 2 types of surrogacy, traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. Using a surrogate mother is still somewhat controversial, but still it is one more option for parents having a baby through new reproductive technology.
A woman decide to use a surrogate for several reasons:
She...
