Treatment library
Fertility treatments, explained
What each treatment actually involves, step by step: who it is for, how long it takes, what it typically costs, what can go wrong, and the questions worth asking before you agree to it.
In vitro fertilization (IVF)
Eggs are retrieved, fertilized in a laboratory, and one resulting embryo is transferred to the uterus.
Read the guide ›Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
Prepared sperm is placed directly into the uterus around the time of ovulation.
Read the guide ›Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation)
Eggs are retrieved and frozen unfertilized, for use in a future IVF cycle.
Read the guide ›Frozen embryo transfer (FET)
A previously frozen embryo is thawed and transferred in a later, medication-light cycle.
Read the guide ›ICSI and the embryology laboratory
A single sperm injected into each egg — and the lab conditions that quietly decide cycle outcomes.
Read the guide ›Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)
Biopsying a few cells from an embryo to screen for chromosomal or genetic conditions before transfer.
Read the guide ›Donor eggs and donor sperm
Using donated eggs or sperm — including the legal, financial, and disclosure questions that come with it.
Read the guide ›Ovulation induction
Oral or injectable medication to produce an ovulation where cycles are irregular or absent.
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