In Vitro Fertilization

WEBVTT 00:00:05.125 --> 00:00:11.542 In vitro fertilization or IVF is a process where woman takes medicines 00:00:11.625 --> 00:00:14.458 to stimulate the growth of numerous eggs. 00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:17.917 Then there's a very simple office procedure 00:00:18.000 --> 00:00:20.833 to get the eggs out of the ovaries. 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.757 We fertilize them with sperm, grow embryos for future use 00:00:26.840 --> 00:00:28.542 or use at that point in time. 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:32.625 In vitro fertilization or IVF always has the highest success rate 00:00:32.708 --> 00:00:34.792 of all the infertility treatments. 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:39.917 We can evaluate what that egg or each egg looks like. 00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:43.458 We can make sure that the sperm does get into each egg 00:00:43.542 --> 00:00:49.500 through a process called ICSI, or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:52.625 Basically, we can make sure the sperm gets into each egg. 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:56.667 We can freeze good quality embryos. 00:00:56.920 --> 00:00:59.833 We can biopsy the embryos prior to freezing 00:00:59.917 --> 00:01:05.375 to rule out genetic abnormalities like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell, 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:07.792 or to rule out things such as Down syndrome 00:01:07.875 --> 00:01:10.083 or other chromosomal abnormalities. 00:01:10.320 --> 00:01:16.083 Everyone's a good candidate for IVF, with few exceptions such as menopause, 00:01:16.375 --> 00:01:19.042 where the woman has unfortunately run out of time. 00:01:19.708 --> 00:01:23.250 Typically, the main patients going through IVF treatments 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:26.042 are patients with tubal factor infertility, 00:01:26.750 --> 00:01:29.083 low sperm counts, 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:34.125 or unexplained infertility where other treatments have not worked. 00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:35.333 We will be there with you. 00:01:35.417 --> 00:01:38.397 We will make sure you get from step one to step two to step three 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:39.583 through the process.