in vitro fertilization
Petri dish pregnancy
In vitro fertilization is a medical procedure in which an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body, typically in a laboratory dish, then implanted in the uterus.
The technique helps people conceive when natural fertilization fails.
Often abbreviated IVF.
They tried IVF after years of infertility.
The Latin means "in glass."
- ovarian stimulationHormone-induced egg maturation
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- embryoOrganism before birth
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- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- biotechnologygenetic engineering, bioengineering, gene editing, gene splicing, DNA analysis
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- breedingselective breeding, breeder, crossbreeding, mating, breeding pair
- propagationcloning, seed starting, grafting, cuttings, seedlings
in vitro fertilizationnatural conception
Pregnancy achieved without fertility treatment
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in vitro fertilizationnatural fertility
Unaided capacity for reproduction
contraception · birth control · sterilization · infertility · abstinence
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