In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is the most advanced method of assisted reproduction during which the fertilization and first steps of the fertilized ovum’s development take place outside the woman’s reproductive system, in the laboratory. The candidate couples to this method are those with: obstructed or destructed fallopian tubes in the woman, sperm that presents serious disorders, repeated failures after the application of simpler assisted reproduction methods, advanced age of the woman posing the application of an assisted reproduction technique with more chances of success, or when the aim is a genetic diagnosis before implantation or a pregnancy into the uterus of a surrogate mother.

The IVF umbrella covers a series of techniques aiming at optimizing the results.