In Vitro Fertilization

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is a procedure that offers hope to couples who otherwise are unable to conceive. This process is important to infertile couples because it gives them another chance of conceiving a child. In order for normal pregnancy to occur, an egg is released from an ovary and unites with a sperm in a fallopian tube. However, during the process of IVF, this union occurs in a laboratory after both eggs and sperm …

…a chance to have healthy children of their own without adopting. The IVF process is demanding, occurs in an unfamiliar environment, cost about twenty five thousand dollars, and has no guarantee of a successful outcome. However, these couples resort to this option in hope of having a baby. Most couples find a way to cope with the stresses of the IVF procedure, and all couples are aware of the pressures which it places upon them.