3. DEFINITION
• A process by which an egg is fertilised by sperm
outside the female body
• Eggs are removed from female ovaries and mixed
with sperm in a laboratory culture dish.
• In-vitro means ‘in-glass’.
4. HISTORY
LESLEY BROWN + JOHN BROWN
25TH OF JULY 1978 LOUISE JOY BROWN
GREAT BRITAIN
5. FACTORS
Tried fertility drugs such as
clomiphene without success
Female with blocked
fallopian tube
Male having problems with
sperm production
6. METHODS
EMBRYO
TRANSFER
FERTILISATION
(INSEMINATION)
EGG
RETRIEVAL
OVARIAN
STIMULATION
7. SUCCESS OR FAIL?
NUMBER OF
EMBRYOS
MATERNAL AGE
SPERM QUALITY
BODY MASS INDEX
ALCOHOL SMOKING
STRESS
8. ADVANTAGES
Problems in trying to conceive will be solved
through this
Safe and easy method
Women with damaged fallopian tubes also
can have babies.
No long term side effects will be there
9. DISADVANTAGES
Increased risk of miscarriage in multiple
pregnancy (OCTOMOM)
Premature birth
Expensive treatment
Ectopic pregnancy
Drug treatment effects