IVF - assisted reproduction methods

The first child "in the tube" was Louise Brown. She was born in the UK on 25 July 1978. Its birth was given hope couples who lacked children worldwide. Since then, thousands of couples are treated with in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other techniques to assist conception. The success of these treatments is steadily growing

Today, treatment is done according to the situation and needs of the patient. These procedures are combined with drugs in order to increase the percentage of success. On average, one out of five couples succeed and will have children after applying reproduction techniques help.

These procedures are invasive and expensive. While in most cases there is no harmful effects, some techniques associated with increased risk of birth defects, compared with some other methods. For this reason it is often necessary for you to have your gynecologist.

The biggest problem associated with assisted conception procedures is multiple pregnancy (with more than a fruit). Even though you feel as a wonderful event to have a pregnancy with twins or triplets, are some risks associated with multiple pregnancies.

Most doctors use of assisted reproductive procedures of the store as "weapons" last to help women to become pregnant.

Briefly, these are the methods of assisted conception:

• Intrauterine Insemination (Intrauterine insemination - IUI), is a medication when sperm directly inserted into the womb of the woman, when she has ovulation.

• In vitro fertilization (IVF): in this medication, taken egg cells from the ovaries and sperm join husband, always in vitro. Embryos created in this way are then transplanted into your uterus.

• The transfer of gametes into the uterine tubes (Gamete Intrafallopian transfer - GIFT): obtained egg cells and sperm are mixed in the laboratory with your husband. Then they are transferred into the uterine tubes. Fertilization (joining of the egg with the sperm) occurs in your uterus and the embryo is implanted in a natural way.

• injection of sperm into the egg cytoplasm (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection - ICSI): The only one sperm is injected directly into the laboratory conditions an egg cell. Who created the embryo implant in your uterus.

• donated sperm used in cases where the husband has a small number of sperm or when there is no. In this case the donor sperm (donor) is used for intrauterine insemination (IUI).

• The cells donated eggs or embryos used if a woman can not become pregnant because of defects in the ovary. The egg cell from the donor (donor) mixed with the sperm of the husband and the embryo is implanted in the uterus. The same procedure also be donated embryo.