IVF and Infertility
IHR's IVF program is well respected for its quality of services. The IVF laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists. A program of ongoing research keeps our level of treatments and protocols at state-of-the-art. Our IVF program serves as a training ground for colleagues from all over the world. If you have any questions as you review the material on IVF, please contact us.
IVF Treatment
In Vitro Fertilization means literally, fertilized in the laboratory. IVF is the most widely used procedure in a family of treatments included under the general category known as A.R.T. (Assisted Reproductive Technology). In an IVF treatment, eggs are obtained from the female after her ovaries have been stimulated with infertility drugs. While under a short period of sedation and with the use of ultrasound guidance, a needle is inserted into the ovaries and the eggs are aspirated. These eggs are then fertilized in the laboratory (in-vitro) with the partner's sperm and the developing embryos are cultured from three to six days.
Embryo transfer is typically performed on day three of the IVF process or on day five at the blastocyst stage of embryo development. The embryo transfer procedure is performed with a tiny catheter, usually unperceivable to the patient, in which embryos are placed into the uterine cavity. A blood sample is taken to determine pregnancy.
IVF Value
IHR has a wide variety of A.R.T. procedures available for patients. We also perform G.I.F.T. and Z.I.F.T., however the majority of A.R.T. cycles are IVF cycles. Determining the right treatment and procedure is determined on a case by case basis.
Please Contact Us to learn more about IVF treatments or to ask any questions related to infertility or to your specific infertility issue.