This sperm preparation (containing approximately 150,000 sperm) is added to the dishes containing the eggs, and they are incubated together overnight. A semen sample is provided by the male partner and, in the laboratory, a concentrated preparation of the best motile sperm is extracted from the semen sample. While the egg retrieval is proceeding, the sperm is also prepared. After identification, the eggs are washed and transferred into special culture medium in Petri dishes in an incubator.įertilisation of the eggs and culture of the embryos The fluid within each follicle is aspirated and then examined in the IVF laboratory for the presence of an egg.
The trans-vaginal ultrasound probe is used to visualise the ovaries and a needle attached to the probe is passed through the vaginal wall into the follicles. Egg retrieval will take place 36-38 hours after this injection.Įgg retrieval is a minor theatre procedure which is carried out in the clinic under local anaesthesia. The final preparation for egg retrieval involves a hormone injection which mimics the natural trigger for ovulation. The exact number of follicles which develop varies between patients, but the average is about 10. The number and size of the developing follicles is measured by trans-vaginal ultrasound scans. Follicles are the small fluid filled structures which develop on the ovaries, each of which will hopefully contain an egg. Under the care of a consultant gynaecologist, the woman is given fertility medications to stimulate her ovaries to produce many follicles. Stimulation of the ovaries to encourage development and maturation of the eggs There are four general steps involved in an IVF cycle:
This mod could enhance gameplay so so much for players, especially those trying to create stories or those playing with same-sex couples.
I've cheated surrogacy by using pregnancy mega mod to get a sim pregnant and mc command center to change the parents once the baby ages up, but the baby doesn't have the same level of relationship with its new parents as it does with its "real" parents, plus the realism of having a surrogate is not really there with this method.
There was one available for the sims 3, but so far, even after almost 4 years, there still ceases to be one for sims 4. For realism's sake, I have been searching and searching for a mod that allows for surrogacy and ivf but to no avail. I'm not sure if this is where I should be posting this or if anyone will actually see this, but recently I've been playing with my own simself and in real life, I am unable to have my own kids, and thus my sim cannot either.