Ovarian stimulation – a woman desirous of a baby receives different types of fertility medications in the form of tablets, and injections with serial follicular monitoring by ultrasonography.

Egg retrieval – it’s an ultrasound-guided day care procedure where follicles are retrieved and the follicular fluid is screened for eggs. This procedure requires anaesthesia.

Sperm collection – Partner is asked to collect the semen by masturbation technique. In severe male factor infertility and with patients with nil sperms, sperms can be retrieved by simple bloodless surgical techniques. Donor sperms are also an alternative option where self gametes cannot be used

Embryo culture – the sperm-injected oocyte is cultured in highly sophisticated incubators for 5-6 days to develop into an embryo

Embryo transfer – Simple yet a highly skilled technique, where one or more embryos are transferred into the uterus under ultrasound guidance using an embryo transfer catheter. This procedure generally does not require anaesthesia

Hormonal support – Luteal support is given in the form of estrogen and progesterone tablets/ injections to support the embryo implantation.

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