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Laboratory procedure in which an egg is fertilized by sperm in a specimen dish outside the woman's body. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a medical procedure that combines a human egg (ovum) and sperm in a laboratory dish to increase the possibilit...
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the joining of a woman's egg and a man's sperm in a laboratory dish. In vitro means "outside the body." Fertilization means the sperm has attached to and entered the egg. See also: Infertility; Infertility resources.
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a procedure in which eggs (ova) from a woman's ovary are removed. They are fertilized with sperm in a laboratory procedure, and then the fertilized egg (embryo) is returned to the woman's uterus.
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a procedure in which eggs (ova) from a woman's ovary are removed, they are fertilized with sperm in a laboratory procedure, and then the fertilized egg (embryo) is returned to the woman's uterus.
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Emergency contraception is a method of birth control that can be used within 3 days of sexual intercourse.
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In an ectopic pregnancy , the fertilized egg implants in a location outside the uterus and tries to develop there. The word ectopic means "in an abnormal place or position." The most common site is the fallopian tube, the tube that normally carrie...
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