Get the facts on IVF treatment: everything you need to know

Getting pregnant may be difficult for some couples, but for others it's not. Fortunately, there are several ways to make that dream a reality. One of these is to use IVF treatment. In this article, we'll take a look at what you need to know about IVF and how this treatment can help you get pregnant. In recent years, assisted reproductive technology has become a very popular option for infertile couples. 

However, like many other things involving the human body, IVF is not completely understood by those who are not involved with the process. In fact, there are many misconceptions about the treatments available, and understanding what exactly is involved can help put your mind at ease.

What is IVF?

This process is used to help couples who have been unable to conceive naturally, as well as women who have had a tubal pregnancy, which has lost its ability to transport an embryo from the fallopian tube into the uterus. IVF is also used for couples who have undergone surgery or cancer treatments that have impaired their fertility.

1.Infection: The woman's eggs are removed from her ovaries and placed in a petri dish with sperm from the man. A drug called gonadotropin, which stimulates production of eggs, is injected into the woman's arm to trigger ovulation. The eggs are then retrieved from the petri dish.

2.Embryo culture: The embryos are moved into a special culture medium where they can grow for two to three days until they reach about five cells in number each. At this point, doctors will select the strongest embryos for transfer into the womb using a process called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

The embryos are transferred into a woman's uterus

The embryos are transferred into a woman's uterus. If there is more than one pregnancy, the fertilized eggs can be implanted in the uterus at different times.

In the case of twin pregnancies, the embryo transfer usually takes place two days after ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary) and becomes known as an early triplet pregnancy.

If there is no more than one embryo, it is implanted at about 10-12 weeks' gestation (15-18 weeks from fertilization). The earliest possible time at which this can occur is referred to as a "triplet" pregnancy. This refers to the fact that triplets have three embryos instead of two.

Pregnancy rates after IVF are about 50%

This means that one in two women who have had their eggs harvested from their ovaries and fertilised in the laboratory end up pregnant. The success rate for IVF is higher than with other methods of assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as egg donation and surrogacy.

The pregnancy rate for IVF can be affected by a number of factors, including the woman's age, her ovarian reserve (the size of her ovaries and how many eggs she has) and whether or not she has had any fertility problems before treatment.

In addition, the success rate for IVF depends on how well-matched the embryos are to each other and to the woman's own DNA. This is known as genetic compatibility or homology and it determines whether an embryo will develop into a successful pregnancy.

What is the success rate of IVF treatment?

The success rate of IVF is still a big frustration for many people in their 40s, mainly because there are so many parents who would like to have a child but cannot. True the success rate of IVF treatment depends on a number of factors: patient's age (state of ovaries), number of oocytes and embryos being used during the process. 

But this shows that, even if assisted reproductive technologies can increase chances of having a baby, they still do not guarantee it. There will always be failure, as there is never one solution that works for everyone in most cases. As mentioned, you should talk to your doctor about your options with IVF treatment and make sure to closely follow any instructions provided by them.