Test Tube Baby Process - Did You Know

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1. Egg production stimulated by hormone therapy

A woman's ovaries are stimulated to grow and mature synchronously with injections of GnRHa and gonadotrophins.

2. Eggs retrieved from the ovary

During the procedure, a thin needle is inserted into the ovary through the vaginal canal.

3. Sperm Sample Provided

As part of the egg extraction procedure, the man is required to provide a fresh sample of semen as well.

4. Embryo formation

An egg and sperm fertilize each other in a laboratory petri dish/Lab Dishe.

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5. Fertilized eggs introduced into the uterus

After fertilization, the embryo has grown large enough to be implanted with a catheter into a woman's uterus.