Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

SIU Fertility & IVF Center

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  • Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
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  • Female Treatment Options
    • Female Anatomy Problems
    • Ovulation Induction
    • Tubal Reversal
    • Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
    • In Vitro Fertilazation
      • Embryo Cryopreservation
      • Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
      • Blastocyst Stage Embryo Transfer
      • Oocyte (Egg) Donation
      • Surrogate Host (Gestational Carrier)
  • Male Treatment Options
    • Medications
    • Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration (NSA)
    • Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
    • Diagnostic/ Therapeutic Testicular Biopsy
    • Vasectomy Reversal
    • Donor Sperm
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Embryo Cryopreservation

Remaining embryos can be frozen for later use for several years.  In these instances the uterus first is prepared hormonally to accept the embryos, then the embryos are transferred back to the patient.