What are the procedure steps involved in an IVF cycle ?
A. These are the basic five steps of an IVF cycle. • ovulation induction :- injectables medicines is used to stimulate development of multiple mature follicles • Egg retrieval : when the follicles are mature, the egg aspiration procedure is performed to remove the eggs. An ultrasound guided vaginal aspiration with special ovum pick up needle is simple and easy procedure. • Fertilization and embryo culture: sperms are either mixed or injected into an oocyte on various times interval depending upon the maturity of the oocyte. The resultant embryos are cultured for 3 or for 5 days. • Embryo transfer : with the help of embryo transfer catheter embryos are delicately transferred near the top of the endometrial cavity.
