The Story of Women: Women Scientists Who Are the Forgotten Heroes of IVF
In vitro fertilization IVF is sometimes regarded as the quot last resort quot in the field of infertility Most people are unaware that for many infertile couples in vitro fertilization IVF therapy can be their first and most effective alternative For same-sex couples or women with infertility diagnoses that prohibit sperm and egg from meeting through natural means conventional conception and pregnancy are not options When in-vitro fertilization IVF was still in its experimental stages less than years ago scientists mdash among them some of the first women mdash were hard at work creating a process that would one day be used as a standard treatment for infertility Using sperm and an egg outside of the body in vitro fertilization IVF creates embryos that are then placed inside the uterus IVF recently made headlines when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that frozen embryos developed through IVF were considered