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The Fertility Institute
IVF was developed to treat infertility caused by blocked or damaged fallopian
tubes. It is now used to treat a variety of infertility problems
IVF requires the stimulation of multiple follicles followed by aspiration of the
eggs. These are placed with sperm in a laboratory dish to fertilize outside the
body (in vitro).The fertilized eggs form embryos which are placed into the
woman's uterus, or womb several days later, where implantation and embryo
development can occur just as in any other normal pregnancy.
Various medications are used to stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple mature
follicles (controlled ovarian hyperstimulation or superovulation), rather than
the single egg normally developed each month. Follicles are cysts in the ovaries
in which eggs grow to maturity.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is the hormone used to stimulate the
development of multiple eggs containing follicles. FSH is given by daily
injection. The number of days and the dose will vary depending on follicle
development. The response to FSH is monitored by ultrasound and hormone levels.
When the follicles are fully developed, usually after 8 to 10 days, human
chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is given to release the eggs and trigger the final
maturation of the eggs
Eggs are retrieved by ultrasound-directed vaginal aspiration of ovarian
follicles performed under narcoleptic analgesia, which is a combination of pain
relievers and sedation. A needle is guided into each follicle in order to
aspirate its contents. The egg along with the surrounding fluid is removed from
the follicle. The fluid is immediately examined under a microscope. The process
is repeated until all the mature follicles have been aspirated.
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Baton Rouge
8595 Picardy Ave.
Suite 240
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Louisiana Fertility Clinic
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) literally means "fertilization outside of the
body". IVF involves combining eggs and sperm in a Petri dish, incubating the
resultant embryos, and when mature, transferring the embryos to the mother's
uterus.
The first successful IVF cycle was performed in 1978 by Drs. Steptoe and Edwards
in London England and resulted in the birth of Louise Brown. IVF was considered
an
"experimental procedure" for many years; however, it is now an accepted therapy
for infertility and is used as a "first line" treatment in many patient types,
such as tubal
disease. The first successful birth in the US was in December of 1981 with the
team from the Jones Institute in Norfolk, Virginia (the Institute from which Dr.
William Gibbons came when he joined Dr. Webster in practice in Baton Rouge).
This was followed five months later with the birth from the second successful
IVF team in America at the University of Southern California. Dr. Gibbons was
part of this USC team at the time.
We also have a donor egg IVF program which serves patients in Baton Rouge, New
Orleans, and the surround regions. Donor egg is employed when a woman cannot use
her own eggs to establish a pregnancy. This is usually do to poor ovarian
reserve, ovarian failure, or other conditions.
IVF involves several stages, which are performed by the embryologist and
physician. The ovaries must be stimulated using FSH to produce numerous eggs for
use in the IVF cycle. This is because some eggs are damaged during the IVF
procedures and there must be enough to fertilize, culture, and transfer.
In a natural cycle, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is released by the
pituitary gland, which is under the influence of the hypothalamus. FSH directly
stimulates the ovaries to produce ovarian follicles each of which contains an
egg. In an "unstimulated cycle" the hormonal feedback mechanism involving
luteinizing hormone, estrogen, and FSH signals the pituitary to reduce FSH
production as the follicles mature. Conversely, FSH is given by injection in an
IVF cycle, which bypasses the normal feedback/regulation mechanism resulting in
the development of multiple eggs.
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Woman's Hospital
Physician Tower I, Suite 670
9000 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, LA 70815-4114
(225) 926-6886
FertilityAnswers.com
Infertility affects 6.1 million people in the United States; approximately 1 out
of 8 couples attempting pregnancy are unable to conceive. In addition to the
medical aspects of infertility are psychological and financial stresses related
to their condition. At Fertility and Women’s Health Center of Louisiana (FWHCLA)
, the medical team plays an active role in the treatment of each patient. We
work together with the patient and partner as a team to develop a treatment plan
that will make the best use of the resources available to solve the problem as
quickly, safely and inexpensively as possible.
Infertility results from an abnormality or disease of the reproductive system,
in either a male or a female or both, that inhibits the ability to conceive and
deliver a child.
Infertility is the inability to conceive after one year of trying with
unprotected intercourse for couples in which the female is under 35 and six
months of trying for couples in which the female is over 35.
Approximately one in eight couples are affected by infertility and there are a
number of factors, both male and female, that can cause the condition. In fact,
in nearly 30% of cases the cause is attributed to the female, in 30% the cause
is attributed to the male, in 30% the cause is attributed to both and in 10% of
cases the cause is unknown.
Once the cause of infertility has been determined, a plan can be customized for
the patient to fit their unique situation and move them along on the path to
conceiving a
child. In fact, nearly 90% of infertility cases are treatable with medical
therapies such as drug treatment, surgical repair of reproductive organs and
assisted reproductive
techniques such as in vitro fertilization.
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Fertility & Women's Health Center
of Louisiana
4630 Ambassador Caffery
Suite 206
Lafayette, LA 70508
337/989-8795 voice
888/467-BABY toll-free
337/989-8766 fax
IVF Clinics
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