Depending on the desire of the couple, the available findings and other basic conditions, it may be indicated to first follow the course of the natural cycle through more intensive examinations; in order to be able to inform you of the conception optimum (best time to achieve a pregnancy).
If the hormone examinations carried out have revealed a noteworthy hormone disorder, this can be treated specifically.
General anesthesia puts you in a sleep-like state, i.e. it switches off your consciousness and, above all, your sense of pain.
Insemination is one of the comparatively simple procedures and is performed in cases of rather mild limitations of male fertility or disorders in the cervical canal, e.g. disorders of mucus formation or condition after conization (conical section of the external cervix).
IVF (In Vitro Fertilization = test tube fertilization) is typically used when the woman has a bilateral tubal occlusion.
If the semen quality is severely impaired or if sperm can only be obtained by means of testicular biopsy, ICSI will be necessary in addition.
It has been technically possible for many years to freeze cells of various kinds in order to subsequently thaw them out again after months to years without them having suffered any significant damage.
If no sperm at all is available, the use of sperm from a donor can also be considered. There may also be other reasons for why this appears to be indicated.
Blastocyst culture involves cultivating the embryos up to day 5.
