The first step in IVF is taking fertility medications for several months to help your ovaries produce several eggs that are mature and ready for fertilization. You may get regular ultrasounds and blood tests to measure your hormone levels increaseas or not.
Once your ovaries have produced enough mature eggs, your doctor removes the eggs from your body. Egg retrieval is a minor surgical procedure that’s done at your doctor’s office or at a fertility clinic.
IVF is commonly used to treat:
Before starting IVF treatment, you’ll need a thorough medical exam and fertility tests. Your partner will be examined and tested as well. Some of the preparation you’ll go through includes:
There are some mild symptoms that you can experience after embryo transfer:
Many people will return to normal activities right after their egg retrieval procedure. However, you shouldn’t drive for 24 hours after having anesthesia. Around nine to 14 days after the embryos are transferred, you’ll return to the clinic for a pregnancy test using a blood sample.