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What are the different types of Fertility Treatment

UPDATED 2024

Different types of Fertility Treatment

The table in the below provides information on the following:

The differences between fertility treatments
The benefits, risks and downsides of fertility treatment
The effectiveness of different fertility treatments including success rates
The indications for the different fertility treatments

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Advances in modern medicine have created numerous assisted reproductive technologies to help people overcome fertility challenges. Two such treatments are in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI). But what’s the difference between them, and which one is right for you? In this article, we explain each treatment in more detail, highlighting how they differ and why one may suit you better. Keep reading to learn all you need to know about IVF and ICSI.

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A TALE OF 20TH CENTURY IVF

Among the guests at BCRM’s celebration of ’40 years of made-in-Bristol IVF babies’ were some pioneering parents who had their treatment decades ago. Here, one such mum, Maggie, shares her story. “My husband and I started trying for a family in 1985 when I was nearly 33. “Ten years later, by which time we were on the two-year waiting list for IVF treatment, we conceived unexpectedly and were delighted to become parents to a baby girl. “When our daughter reached 18 months we wanted to try for a second baby, but I was 44 by then and IVF was not available to women over 45 so, with the clock ticking, we decided to pay for private treatment at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM).