(IVF) involves harvesting eggs, inseminating them with sperm, and implanting the resulting embryo(s) into the woman’s uterus to achieve pregnancy. Women undergoing IVF receive daily injections of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), which causes the ovaries to recruit additional follicles. Patients may also be administered drugs to prevent ovulation too soon, before retrieval of the […]

For many couples, welcoming a healthy baby into their family is easy: They simply let nature take its course. For others, the journey is more difficult, and a healthy baby enters their lives only through the couple’s persistence and taking advantage of the latest scientific advances.