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ShareIn vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells are fertilised outside the woman's body.
IVF is a major treatment in infertility where other methods of achieving conception have failed.
The process involves hormonally controlling the ovulatory process, removing ova (eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium.
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Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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