Assisted conception/assisted reproductive techniques (ART)
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Treatments to help people conceive a baby. See also: intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, donor insemination.
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)A form of assisted conception in which a single sperm is injected into an egg.
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Intrauterine insemination (IUI)A form of assisted conception which places sperm into a woman’s womb through the cervix.
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In vitro fertilization (IVF)A technique where eggs are collected from a woman and fertilized with a man’s sperm outside the body. Usually one or two embryos are then transferred to the womb. If one or more…
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Donor inseminationWhen sperm from a donor is put into a woman’s vagina, cervix or womb to help start a pregnancy.