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In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Embryo Transfer Services in Orange County and San Diego at XPert Fertility Care Founded by Dr. Minh N. Ho, XPert Fertility Care (IVF XPERT) is a successful, highly active in vitro fertilization (IVF) practice located in Orange County and San Diego. XPert Fertility Care (IVF XPERT) ’s pregnancy rates are consistently among the highest in the country according to data reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).This high rate of success can be attributed to the individualized care we provide to each couple, our experience, and the expertise of the reproductive laboratory that we use in Orange County and in San Diego. In addition, we utilize only the most advanced in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer methods at XPert Fertility Care (IVF XPERT), which contributes to our outstanding pregnancy rates and lowered incidence of high-order multiples. By having a single caring physician handle your in vitro fertilization treatment from beginning to end and working with one of the finest assisted reproductive technology laboratories in the nation, XPert Fertility Care (IVF XPERT) will provide you with the best chance for a positive outcome. The In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Process Step One – Ovarian Stimulation The female patient administers fertility drugs to stimulate the production of multiple eggs. While taking these medications, the patient’s progress is monitored using transvaginal ultrasounds and by testing serum estradiol levels every few days. Step Two – Egg Retrieval Once the eggs are of a mature size, the patient is given an injection of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). Approximately 36 hours later, in an outpatient surgical setting she is given anesthesia by a board certified anesthesiologist, and the egg retrieval takes place. Egg retrievals are performed transvaginally, under ultrasound guidance. A thin needle, which is attached to the side of the ultrasound probe, pierces the top of the vagina, and the eggs are retrieved. The patient is typically discharged from the hospital within two hours of egg retrieval. Dr. Ho has performed nearly 1,000 egg retrievals in his career and has never had a surgical complication. Step Three – Fertilization Several hours after the eggs have been retrieved, they are fertilized with the male partner’s sperm. This can be accomplished either through the ‘conventional’ method of placing the sperm in a petri dish to naturally penetrate the eggs, or through intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). With ICSI, individual sperm are injected into the egg to promote fertilization if the couple has male factor infertility issues. Step Four – Cell Division Once an egg is fertilized with sperm, it is called an embryo. This embryo must then divide. Unhealthy embryos often stop dividing. The embryos start out as a single cell, then split into two cells, then four, and so forth. By the third day after retrieval, a healthy embryo should have approximately eight cells, and by the fifth day it is termed a blastocyst, which contains over 100 cells. What we have learned over the last few years is that some ‘healthy’ appearing eight-cell embryos on day three are in fact not healthy and stop dividing, never becoming a good blastocyst on day five. It is not unusual to have, for instance, six healthy appearing eight-cell embryos on day three, with only two healthy blastocysts formed by day five. Read more about Embryo Development and Embryo Grading System Step Five – Embryo Transfer Embryos are then transferred back into the uterine cavity through a thin transfer catheter. The patient is awake for this procedure. Any discomfort felt during the embryo transfer procedure performed at XPert Fertility Care (IVF XPERT) would be similar to the level of discomfort experienced during a pap smear. |
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