In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) literally translates into fertilization that happens outside the body. It is the process of removing sperm and egg from the body and developing them “in vitro” – in a dish. In a normal menstrual cycle, only one follicle develops a mature egg, the “dominant follicle”. In IVF, the woman takes injectable hormone medications to stimulate the ovary to develop multiple follicles, instead of just one. All these follicles grow oocytes or “eggs”. These fol