There are many things that IVF can do to help people who are unable to have children. Other fertility treatments are cheaper and less risky than IVF, so many couples try them out first before going through with IVF. Fertility drugs or intrauterine insemination maybe some of the things you do to get pregnant. During that procedure, a doctor puts sperm into a woman's uterus. Vitro fertilization In vitro fertilization, also known as IVF, is a type of assisted reproductive technology (ART). It consists of the removal of eggs from a woman's ovaries and the fertilization of those eggs with sperm. A fertilized egg produces an embryo, which is the result of this fertilization. After that, the embryo might be frozen or transferred to a woman's uterus for storage. Depending on your circumstances, IVF can use: Your eggs and your partner’s sperm Donor eggs and your partner’s sperm Your eggs and donor sperm Donated embryos Donor eggs and donor sperm In additi...