Everything You Need To Know About In Vitro Fertilization

Insemination

At this stage, the egg and sperm are joined for insemination. The andrologist will first rinse the semen sample with a solution to remove dead sperm and debris while protecting the living sperm. Now the prepared sperm can be used to inseminate the eggs. A small sample of the sperm is dropped into a culture containing the eggs. If a sperm is having trouble with fertilizing the egg on its own, it is directly injected into the egg via ICSI. At this point, there is a waiting period of two to five days for the eggs to be closely monitored and determine if cell division takes place. The embryos that are growing and shown to be viable are the ones chosen to be transferred into the uterus.