How does an IVF cycle work?

Initial Consultation & Personalized Protocol

Every IVF journey begins with an in-depth fertility assessment with one of our fertility doctors to review your personal and family medical history, discuss your family-building goals, and create a personalized treatment protocol tailored to your body and fertility needs.

Ovarian Stimulation & Trigger Shot

You will take injectable fertility medications for 10-14 days to help multiple follicles grow in your ovaries. Since your body naturally prepares to ovulate, medications are also used to prevent early ovulation, keeping the eggs in the follicles until retrieval. When your follicles reach the right size, a trigger shot is given to mature the eggs and prepare them for collection.

Egg Retrieval & Fertilization

Your eggs are retrieved in a sedation-assisted procedure and fertilized with sperm (yours or a donor’s) in the lab, where they develop into embryos. If needed, embryos can be tested for chromosomal health before selection for transfer.

Embryo Transfer & beyond

A healthy embryo is placed into your uterus or that of a surrogate, with the goal of implantation and pregnancy.