the procedure.Step 5: fertilising the eggsYour eggs are mixed with your partner's or the donor's sperm and cultured in the laboratory for 16-20 hours. They are then checked to see if any have been fertilised.If the sperm are few or weak, each egg may need

.In the UKIn Britain alone, 111,633 children have been born through fertility treatment; worldwide, the figure is estimated to be 3.5 million. The latest figures show that 39,879 couples in Britain had IVF in 2008, leading to a total of 15,082 children. About

requests submitted to all 152 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to establish what restrictions were in place for IVF treatment for couples trying to get pregnant.Official guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) released

Oxford researchers are giving hope to would-be-parents with an embryo test that could increase future IVF pregnancy success rates from 30 to 100 per cent.At the moment many cycles of IVF do not lead to pregnancy because of chromosomal abnormalities

chances of getting pregnant through IVF. Researchers at the Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group studied 3,583 women to investigate the link between stress and fertility. They looked at levels of anxiety and stress before fertility treatment

After several failed attempts at IVF, Debbie Moran-Simmonds decided to try one last time....'Twenty years ago, when I was 19, I was told I had blocked Fallopian tubes, which would reduce my chances of conceiving naturally. However, a year later, I

Kate Silverton has announced she is four months pregnant after giving up hope of ever having biological children of her ownThe 40-year-old BBC Newsreader conceived naturally after four unsuccessful IVF attempts. After each attempt failed, leaving

Radio 2 breakfast show presenter Chris Evans has revealed that his wife Natasha is three months pregnant.The couple are expecting their second child after they sadly lost a baby in an ectopic pregnancy 18 months ago.The 45-year-old DJ, who already

wait till the baby has stopped before starting again. If you are not planning to breast feed then the soonest is when you are feeling up to it. Six months is probably a good time There is no strict time to waitQ: I have just had IVF I am now on the 2

ovary syndrome, which can cause ovarian cysts and prevent ovulation). Once we establish that a woman is not ovulating, we can then begin weekly treatment sessions.'Acupuncture may also help increase the chances of getting pregnant in IVF treatment. 'It