Insemination (IUI) With intrauterine insemination (IUI), a woman’s partner’s own sperm or that of a donor is transferred directly into the uterus during ovulation with the aid of a thin catheter. This method can be used several times, i.e. every time a woman ovulates. First, an analysis of the sperm shows whether intrauterine insemination might have the desired effect. If…
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) In vitro fertilisation (IVF) refers to a medically assisted method of reproduction in which an egg is fertilised in a laboratory. IVF involves the following steps:
Micro-Insemination (ICSI) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) refers to another medically assisted method of reproduction in which an egg is fertilised in a laboratory. ICSI therapy involves the following steps:
Cryopreservation Cryopreservation is a process that involves the freezing and “storing” of human cells and tissue at low temperatures (-196°C), using liquid nitrogen. In reproductive medicine, specific cryopreservation techniques (e.g. vitrification) are used to freeze and preserve sperm cells, oocytes, fertilised oocytes and embryos at different stages of embryonic development (e.g. blastocyst). Thawing and preparation for the associated fertility treatment…
Fertility treatment with the presence of hypothalamic ovarian failure Hormones promote the development of the endometrium (uterine lining) and suppress the production of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) in the pituitary gland. The failure to ovulate can have different causes. In some women, for example, the hypothalamus does not produce enough GnRH. Therapy that supplements GnRH can…
Testicular Sperm extraction (TESE) When investigating the unfulfilled desire to have children, it may occur that the semen results for the partner or husband are so massively limited that either no sperm can be found in the ejaculate (azoospermia), or the sperm quality is so massively limited that in such cases several attempts at artificial insemination with an ICSI method…