The finding recasts the role of the egg in the fertilization process. The old notion of the egg as a passive partner for sperm entry is out. Instead, the researchers found, there are molecular ...

Currently, during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process, doctors don't know how viable a fertilized egg or embryo is until pregnancy occurs. But if scientists are able to develop a way to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The possible loss of frozen eggs and embryos stored at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is potentially devastating for the affected patients. If their eggs and embryos ...

What Is In Vitro Fertilization ... with fresh or frozen embryos. The process is the same. The transfer procedure is quicker and easier than retrieving the egg. You may get medicine to help ...

A mature cell from the woman's body is merged with a chromosome-free egg, to which sperm is later added. The scientists insist the process is not cloning, but works very much like fertilization in ...

“The physics of fluid motion has a profound consequence on the ability of sperm to navigate and find an egg ... chemical communication process is optimized, and fertilization is therefore ...

When other treatments like medication or intrauterine insemination (IUI) fail, many turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF is a process where eggs are fertilized outside the body, and the ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF ... During ICSI, a technician injects sperm directly into the egg. ICSI can be part of the IVF process. Choosing to have IVF is a very personal decision.