IVF: in-vitro fertilization

1. Initial consultation

During the initial consultation, your doctor will discuss your medical history with you, go through all the examinations with you and suggest the ideal treatment procedure.

2. Examination of couple

Basic clinical and laboratory examinations are carried out on the basis of which individual procedures or other examinations are recommended.

3. Hormonal stimulation and oocyte pick-up

Each IVF cycle includes hormonal stimulation of the woman, which causes the maturation of a greater number of eggs than in a natural cycle.

4. Methods of insemination

We use standard micromanipulation techniques - ICSI and PICSI sperm injection into the oocyte, mainly due to their high success rates.

5. Embryo transfer

The embryo is transferred via a thin cannula through the cervix into the uterus. The procedure is performed in a chamber with relaxing music.

6. Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation is the freezing of embryos for future use. Thus, frozen embryos can be thawed and transferred to the uterus - frozen embryo transfer.

IVF: In vitro fertilization

The IVF cycle is the designation for the full treatment, which involves stimulation, oocyte pick-up, fertilization and embryo transfer. In a narrower sense, IVF (in-vitro fertilization) denotes the classical method of cultivation, during which the eggs and sperm are placed into a "tube" and fertilization is expected to occur spontaneously. The original method, however, has a relatively low success rate and has therefore more or less been replaced by ICSI and PICSI.

Artificial insemination (assisted reproduction) is the term for medical procedures and methods that manipulate sex cells. IVF treatment or IVF cycle in a broader sense is used for a set of infertility treatment methods.

IVF cycle is the term for the entire treatment cycle, which includes stimulation, oocyte collection, sperm fertilization, and embryo transfer. IVF cycle is covered by health insurance up to a maximum of four cycles and up to the 39th birthday. Embryotransfer can then be performed at the latest on the 49th birthday of the woman.

In a narrower sense, IVF (in-vitro fertilization) refers to a classical cultivation method where eggs and sperm were placed in a "test tube" and spontaneous fertilization was expected. However, this original method has a relatively low success rate and has therefore more or less been replaced by the ICSI and PICSI methods.