In Vitro Fertilization

Science at the Edge: In Vitro Fertilisation looks at how in vitro fertilisation, or IVF, offers one way of achieving this. It explains the causes of infertility, how some infertility can be treated without IVF, and shows the techniques used when IVF becomes necessary. There’s explanation of embryo transfer and storage, egg donation and other reproductive technologies such as GIFT and ICSI. And there’s coverage of issues such as embryo research, surrogacy and the selection of embryos to avoid genetic diseases.