TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Assisted Reproductive Technologies: In Vitro Fertilization & Related Techniques A1 - Michalakis, Konstantinos G. A1 - DeCherney, Alan H. A1 - Penzias, Alan S. A2 - DeCherney, Alan H. A2 - Nathan, Lauren A2 - Laufer, Neri A2 - Roman, Ashley S. Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Obstetrics & Gynecology, 12e AB - In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilized in vitro, that is, by sperm outside of the womb. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include multiple techniques that allow gamete manipulation outside the body and have evolved greatly over the last 3 decades. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/13 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159986267 ER -