How IVF Works | The Story of Fertility | BBC Earth Science

In Vitro Fertilisation is a technique which enables people with fertility problems to have a child. During the process, the egg is removed from the body, fertilised with sperm in a lab, and then returned to the womb to grow.

Please note the information in this video was correct at the time of broadcast (2016), but scientific advancements may mean some facts are now outdated.

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Taken from 'The Story of Fertility' (2016).

Alex Jones and her husband Charlie got married in 2015 and started trying for a baby. Alex was always reading headlines urging women not to delay motherhood and, at 38, she was worried she might be one of the 3.5 million people in the UK who struggle to conceive. She investigates what pioneering science is doing to help people struggling to become pregnant, and she travels the world to see the cutting-edge techniques that could revolutionise fertility treatment in the future and give people new hope of having children.

[shubbar]

2:57 "This comes from a woman about my age" was not informative except if the whole internet knows your age.

[rdarbus]

Every little bit of this is fascinating. How do they make a syringe so small and so thin that it can suck up one single sperm and inject it into the egg? I mean, why is nobody else talking about that?

[brooxc]

It surprises me how little I hear about Male infertility and that being the reason IVF is required. Usually, only womens health issues are mentioned.
Myself and all the women I know who have, or going to have to do IVF are in that situation due to Male Factor infertility. I was surprised to find out how common it is. People tend to place fertility on the woman, but mens fertility is delicate and can change with simple decisions, like caffine, skipping the gym, having an extra beer, and having a smoke.

[mohsinwalaofficial]

From Pakistan; its a remarkable evolution🎉

[OceanSwimmer]

"we are all the same (as we were) 100 years ago."
NOT TRUE:
Across a sample of childbearing women the same age, what often makes a difference are things like:
* Nutrition and preventive care during infancy and childhood.
* Presence of serious diseases like TB, syphilis, hepatitis,
Crohne's, etc.
* Chronic diseases: diabetes, hypothyroidism, ricketts (diseases of malnourishment),
* Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol.
* Poor choices by caregivers during infancy and childhood:
* One or more parents who smoke, habitual alcohol intake, illegal drug use.
* Potential genetic factors: sickle cell disease, Rh incompatibility, family history of infertility, difficult pregnancies, or multiple miscarriages.

Not all individuals are gifted with perfect health at birth, and unfortunately, the factors affecting healthy childhood and adolescence may be deficient.

Knowing your family's medical history is becoming more important as data is collected and analysed.

[Jo]

Better to foster or adopt children from disadvantaged backgrounds helping to give them a better life.

[PramodaDevi-blvp]

Nanna age 41 running my husband age 52 marriage agi 12 years running child illa. Nanna amh level 1.64 . And 2 iui fail report hormonall imbalance . Ivf hodre magu sucess aguttha sir or madam please tell madam.

[elizabetharmada]

Natural method is still the best
Although, some girls are not prepared to be a mother

[punishanpika]

I can't wait for the day we get rid of the need for parents and just have nations raise children 👶👧👦 themselves.

[BarbaraGarcia-qj]

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[dtvt]

I would personally want the strongest most capable sperm cell to get fertilized naturally.. not just some random cell picked out by some

[ArnoldTohtFan]

IVF is dysgenic. By helping those to breed who would not naturally be able to do so, you are circumventing the normal and healthy process of elimination integral to evolution.