Fallopian Tube Damage

IVF was originally developed to help women with tubal damage, which could not be corrected surgically, or for women in whom tubal surgery had been unsuccessful.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue (endometrium) lining the uterus is found in other places in the pelvis, and this can lead to the formation of scar tissue. Even when the tubes are patent (open) and the women ovulates regularly; endometriosis is often associated with infertility. IVF is one potential solution to this problem.

Low Sperm Count

In some cases, a pregnancy can be achieved using IVF when the sperm count is low, or the quality of the sperm is poor and this seems to be the cause for failure to become pregnant without treatment. If there are too few sperm for standard IVF, or if fertilisation did not occur in a previous IVF cycle, it may be possible to use ICSI to fertilise eggs in the laboratory and then complete IVF treatment.

Unexplained (Idiopathic) Infertility

Couples who have been fully investigated, and for whom no cause for their infertility can be found, may be successfully treated on the IVF programs.

Problems Unresponsive to Other Treatment

If other treatment, such as oral fertility treatments or injections of gonadotrophin hormones, has not resulted in a pregnancy after several attempts, IVF may be attempted