Health Tip: In Vitro Fertilization

(HealthDay News) -- In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves fertilizing a woman''s eggs in a laboratory, then transferring the resulting embryos to the woman''s uterus.

Here are common reasons why a woman may turn to IVF to help her conceive, courtesy of the Duke University School of Medicine:

• Scar tissue on the reproductive organs.
• Damaged fallopian tubes.
• Endometriosis.
• Difficulty conceiving with other infertility treatments.
• Low or abnormal test of the male partner''s semen.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Jan. 24, 2007

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