- the couple’s qualification and preparation to the program
- signing necessary documents
- ovulation (induction) stimulation, a period when the female patient is given medications with the aim to achieve the growth of many egg cells
- egg cell collection from an ovary or ovaries (ovum pick-up) – most often under general anesthesia
- egg cell fertilization with partner or donor sperm in laboratory settings (in vitro laboratory)
- culture of fertilized egg cells (embryos) and the application of additional procedures in accordance with the physician’s and/or embryologist’s recommendations
- preparing (with the use of appropriate medications) the woman’s uterus for the reception of an embryo and for the maintenance of pregnancy
- transfer of one or more embryos to the woman’s uterus (embryo transfer)
- verifications – laboratory tests for the purpose of monitoring the patient after the embryo transfer
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Published: 3 November 2015
Updated: 24 March 2017