What is IVF?
In vitro fertilisation (or fertilization; IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a liquid in a laboratory. The fertilised egg (zygote) is cultured for 2–6 days in a growth medium, an embryo culture, and is then transferred to the same or another woman's uterus, with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy. Here is a video that describes the IVF process in an accurate, interesting, and engaging way.
