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The following extract is from a series of parenting articles, videos and tips about IVF procedures …

Over 6.1 million individuals are affected by infertility issues in the U.S.. Currently, there are various methods that are used to help these individuals become pregnant. Medications, minor and major surgeries and even in vitro fertilization are used today to help women to conceive a child. Since the first successful IVF procedure in the United States in 1981, there have been over 250,000 babies born using this method. Depending on what the infertility problem happens to be, IVF procedures may bring new hope to those that have not been able to successfully achieve conception.

IVF is a procedure where a man’s sperm is introduced to the woman’s egg in a laboratory dish where it is then fertilized, for about forty hours. After this time period they are checked to see if fertilization has indeed eventuated. This IVF process is one type of infertility treatment and is also known as assisted reproduction. After the woman’s egg has been fertilized, the embryo is then placed into the womb and allowed to develop naturally. When the implanting process takes place, two to four embryos are typically placed into the uterus or womb.

Years ago, the term in vitro fertilization was not commonly used, but we did, however, often hear of the expression “test tube baby.” The term was used to describe a child who was born through the IVF technique. Women, who once could not have children due to damaged fallopian tubes, blocked tubes or no tubes at all, now have the possibility of getting pregnant with the assistance of IVF procedures. IVF is also used when the male partner has a low sperm count and procedures are used to increase the sperm count up to a higher level.

In vitro fertilization has made it possible for women, who once thought were incapable of conceiving a child, to become mothers of their naturally born babies. Even women over the age of forty have a success rate of about 13% with IVF. It should be noted that reproductive health is not all that has to be taken into account when dealing with assisted fertilization. If the female faces other medical issues, this can raise a problem. A number of factors such as age, overall physical health and medical history should be taken into account before IVF or any other infertility procedure is practised.

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