In Vitro Fertilization

            In Vitro Fertilization is the process in which.
             infertile women, or women with husbands that are infertile,.
             can have children.
             Popularly known as "test tube" fertilization, In Vitro.
             Fertilization is Latin for "in glass" fertilization.
             The first "test tube" baby was born in 1978. How was.
             this done? Well, I'll tell you the most scientific.
             explanation about this amazing method of artificial.
             insemination.
             Four elements are necessary for In Vitro Fertilization.
             to take place. First, you must have ripe eggs from the women.
             to be fertilized. Second, You must have the man's sperm.
             Next, a proper environment should be found to mix the egg.
             and the sperm to achieve fertilization. Finally, you must.
             also have an environment to support the development of the.
             embryo.
             The first step in preparing a human egg for.
             fertilization in vitro is the collection of the.
             pre-ovulatory eggs. Physicians must obtain these eggs during.
             their final stages of maturation just before ovulation.
             The actual retrieval of the eggs begins when the.
             surgeon administers to the woman a general anesthetic in.
             preparation for the recovery off the eggs. The physician.
             then makes a small incision in the woman's abdomen near the.
             navel, inserts a lapraoscope, and then guides it through the .
             abdominal cavity to the ovary. The laparoscope is a long,.
             thin fiberoptic tube approximately 0.33 inches in diameter.
             It contains a light and an optical system that enables the.
             surgeon to see the ovaries. The surgeon then retrieves the.
             eggs.
             There is also another way of doing this. It is called.
             transvaginal ultrasound-directed oocyte (egg) retrieval. In.
             this procedure, the eggs are obtained from the ovaries by.
             inserting a needle through the vaginal wall instead of.
             through the abdominal wall.
             After collecting the egg from the women, you must get.
             the sperm from the man, this is done by the man performing.
             masturbation to produce semen. After that is done the.
             collected semen is washed in a liquid substance and spun in.