In vitro fertilization or what is also known as IVF involves the fertilization of a human egg cell in a laboratory and the implantation of the embryo or the fertilized egg inside the uterus or the womb of a woman for a regular pregnancy and birth.Every now and then, an embryo that results from an in-vitro fertilization is frozen to be used later for IVF implantation.

In-vitro fertilization is that procedure followed by women who suffer from infertility problems.The procedure is used to help conceive and have a normal period of pregnancy.� The procedure can also be used to prevent the transmission of hereditary diseases.� Fertilization will happen not in the test tube, but in small container which is called a perti dish.

Test tube baby is the popular name for the baby resulting from the in-vitro fertilization.There are some procedures you can follow to produce a test tube baby.� The first would be the collecting the eggs from the woman.But before they are collected, the woman has to take special medications to stimulate ovulation.When the eggs are now ripe, the surgeon performs an operation to extract them.

The next phase in IVF implantation includes that of fertilizing the egg and its development in the laboratory.After the egg is removed, it is taken to the lab where it’s placed in a special fluid for about 6 hours.� Then the man who is the partner of the woman or the male donor supplies the sperm specimen.This should take place at least 4 hours after the eggs have been collected.The sperm should be washed and incubated well.They are also mixed up with the eggs and left for 18 hours.To follow the procedure, the eggs are reexamined to check if it has fertilized.They are also returned for culture for the next 24 hours.

Following the fertilization procedure, the grown fertilized egg will be transferred to the woman�s uterus.For minimizing the risk of multiple pregnancies, only a few of the eggs are returned to the woman