Is indicated in anovulatory cycles such as in polycystic ovarian syndrome .The patient may only need to take ovulation induction pills (letrozole or clomiphene) at the beginning of her menstrual period and on the 10th day of the cycle she starts to have ultrasound scan follicle tracking. This is to look for fluid filled sacs that contain eggs once the lead follicle reaches 18mm in diameter, the patient is given a trigger shot Human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) which facilitates timing of IUI.

This is the most commonly used Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). It is often called the test tube baby procedure and has now helped sub fertile couples to conceive and bear children for well over four decades. In order for pregnancy to occur, an egg must be released from the ovary and unite with the sperm. This union called fertilisation normally, occurs within the fallopian tubes. In the process of IVF, however, this union takes place in a laboratory after both eggs and sperm have been collected. More…