In Vitro Fertilization & Embryo Transfer l IVF-ET

In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) is a two-part assisted reproductive technology procedure performed as an infertility treatment at Southern California Reproductive Center (SCRC), a top fertility clinic.

The IVF Process

Inducing Ovulation

IVF (in vitro fertilization) requires the female partner to receive a series of injections of potent fertility drugs, which induce ovulation. These fertility medications, such as clomiphene citrate (Clomid®), cause her ovaries to produce several mature eggs (oocytes) at the same time as opposed to just one in a normal, unmedicated menstrual cycle. This enables the woman an increased chance of conceiving, and the ability to select the most viable embryos by an assisted reproductive technology we perform in our IVF lab called PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis).

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Egg Retrieval and Fertilization

Egg retrieval proceeds by removing the oocytes from the ovaries under light sedation using an intravaginal aspiration process that takes just a few minutes to perform. A semen specimen is obtained from the male partner, and eggs and sperm are combined in the IVF laboratory. Within three to six days, embryos developing from this process are evaluated, and some are selected for embryo transfer (ET).

3-D/4-D Ultrasound-guided Embryo Transfer (ET): Watch us implant your embryo in real time!

Under ultrasound guidance with 3-D/4-D real-time technology (the most precise way to transfer embryos), the embryos are instilled into the uterus via a thin, flexible plastic tube, which is gently passed through the opening in the cervix leading to the interior of the uterus. You literally get to watch the embryo transfer into your uterus as it happens! In about 12 days, a blood test for pregnancy is performed to determine whether the transfer resulted in a pregnancy.

SCRC IVF Clinic

SCRC’s approach to IVF-ET, like all of our assisted reproductive technologies, represents the state of the art technology available in infertility treatment.

Our infertility treatment methods, bolstered by over 25 years of experience, have resulted in the birth of over 10,000 healthy babies throughout the greater Los Angeles area, with locations in Beverly Hills/Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Ventura, Lancaster/Palmdale, Valencia, and Glendale.

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Additional Information

What to Do Before and After Embryo Transfer: Tips for Embryo Implantation

For any IVF patient, the embryo transfer procedure is an exciting and stressful milestone in their fertility treatment. After the weeks of medications and monitoring, the egg retrieval procedure and the anxious wait to see how the embryos develop, this final step of the IVF process is full of potential. Once the embryos has been placed in the uterus, one last thing must happen before a patient is officially pregnant: implantation.

Embryo Transfer: What to Expect After the Procedure

The embryo transfer procedure is the final step of the IVF process. You have been through the weeks of medications, the monitoring, and the egg retrieval, and the resulting embryos have been cultured in the lab for three to six days until they are ready to be transferred to your uterus. If your embryos were frozen, either to give your body a rest before transfer or because they were left over from an earlier cycle, they will be carefully thawed before the procedure.