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The different stages of an IVF cycle

Before you begin the IVF process, take some time to read through the different stages of treatment. We know it’s quite a long read, but taking the time, and understanding the process will help you feel...

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STAGE 1 | Make an appointment with your doctor on the first day of your period

Once you get your period, give your clinic a call. They will ask you to come in to the clinic two days later for some blood tests and your ‘day 2 test’, or baseline scan. The baseline scan is a transvaginal...

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STAGE 2 | Down regulation for 1-4 weeks

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STAGE 3 | Stimulation Treatment Starts

A few days after your period starts you’ll be given FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) in the form of injections. This will stimulate the ovaries into making multiple follicles and eggs and continue for eight to twelve...

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STAGE 4 | Treatment monitoring

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STAGE 5 | Trigger Shot

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STAGE 6 Egg and Sperm collection

Around 34–40 hours after your Trigger Shot, and just before ovulation, your eggs are collected. A needle, attached to an ultrasound probe, is inserted through the vagina. Eggs are taken from follicles of each ovary and...

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STAGE 7 | Embryo fertilization and development.

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STAGE 8 | Embryo transfer

The whole IVF cycle now depends on this delicate transfer. This usually takes place on either day 2, 3, 5 or 6 following egg collection and involves placing an embryo (or embryos) through a tube inserted into your...

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STAGE 9 | Two week wait

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STAGE 10 | Pregnancy result

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How to prepare the injectable medications for your treatment

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Your Top Tips: How to survive the injections!

There is no better advice than advice from someone who has actually been there. So we turned to a brilliant woman we found on Instagram who is on her third round of IVF, @Love, Hope & IVF Science, and asked her to...

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The incredible moment only those unable to conceive naturally will witness

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Are immunosuppressive treatments safe as part of IVF during Covid-19?

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Intralipid infusions – what are they and how are they used in IVF treatment?

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