Table of Contents
To future I.V.F. couples What is the basic principle of I.V.F.? To which cases does I.V.F.apply? How is an I.V.F. trial started and what are the successive steps of this treatment? What are the goals and nature of preliminary investigations? Why is hormonal treatment used in I.V.F.? What happens in a mestrual cycle? Summing up What about stimulation and monitoring of the ovaries in I.V.F.? How is oocyte retrieval programmed? How is oocyte pick-up achieved? What happens to the collected oocytes? When is sperm collected, why and how is it treated? How do fertilization and embryo culture proceed? When and how is embryos replacement carried out? What happens after hospitalization? Which are the difficulties that may occur during I.V.F.treatment? Does an I.V.F.trial entail any risk? What is the rate of success? What are the additional techniques in I.V.F.? Psychological aspects of I.V.F.
To future I.V.F. couples
What is the basic principle of I.V.F.?
To which cases does I.V.F.apply?
How is an I.V.F. trial started and what are the successive steps of this treatment?
What are the goals and nature of preliminary investigations?
Why is hormonal treatment used in I.V.F.?
What happens in a mestrual cycle?
Summing up
What about stimulation and monitoring of the ovaries in I.V.F.?
How is oocyte retrieval programmed?
How is oocyte pick-up achieved?
What happens to the collected oocytes?
When is sperm collected, why and how is it treated?
How do fertilization and embryo culture proceed?
When and how is embryos replacement carried out?
What happens after hospitalization?
Which are the difficulties that may occur during I.V.F.treatment?
Does an I.V.F.trial entail any risk?
What is the rate of success?
What are the additional techniques in I.V.F.?
CHU Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles UMC Sint-Pieter, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Free University of Brussels
