IVF treatment, is a method of helping a couple to conceive a child if they have been having difficulties in obtaining the child they want. Typically, IVF treatment is the last stop on a road that consists of many different methods to help conception happen naturally, and if all other methods have failed, then normally, IVF treatment is considered.
What is IVF?
IVF is an abbreviation for In Vitro Fertilization, which is a technique that has been around for over 30 years, and babies who have been born as a result of this method of conception, are often nicknamed, ‘test-tube babies’. Before this treatment is attempted, doctors and specialists will look in depth in to the couple’s medical history, and although that will include both the man and the woman, it is the woman’s health that will need to be looked at more closely. This is because there may be underlying and previously undetected health problems that may have a detrimental affect on the embryo once it has been replaced in to the womb.
Various kinds of Treatments
Traditional IVF treatment is universally, the most popular form of the treatment, however, there are a number of variations from the traditional one, and this is to accommodate people who have certain religious beliefs, or because specialists feel that there is a better chance of a successful treatment.
ICSI or Intra Cytoplamic Sperm Injection is another method of IVF style treatment, but one that has one major difference in the technique used from the traditional form of IVF treatment. The main difference between the two treatments is the method in which the sperm is introduced to the egg, in a standard treatment, the sperm and egg are placed in a dish and left to conceive the normal way, with ICSI, the sperm is actually injected into the egg, so that conception is quicker and assured.
One method of IVF treatment has been designed especially to fit in to the religious beliefs of couples who belong to the Catholic Church. GIFT or Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer, is the only method of IVF treatment that is accepted by the Catholic Church. In this treatment, neither the sperm nor the egg is allowed to leave the body in order to be fertilized, and fertilization has to take place naturally.
Hopefully, this article has given you some insight in to the options open to couples who are having difficulty in conceiving the child that they so desperately want, as well as given you more detailed information about the IVF treatment as a whole.
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