In Vitro Maturation. The new infertility treatment - with care

In Vitro Maturation (IVM^®) is a promising new technology in assisted reproduction (ART). It is an alternative to conventional In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) in which the women are required to undergo hormone treatment prior to the egg collection.

In IVM^® the hormone treatment of the women is eliminated or minimised, and the eggs are matured in vitro in specially designed MediCult IVM^® media. The subsequent insemination and fertilisation takes place in vitro as in conventional ART procedures. IVM^® requires the attendance of the woman undergoing treatment for about one week only, with little or no impact on daily life. Side effects that may be associated with undergoing hormonal stimulation are eliminated, as in-vivo hormonal treatment is obsolete.

The scientific progress and the continuous advances in daily clinical practice at the IVM^® centres in Copenhagen, Helsinki and other centres around the world have resulted in more than 160 babies born and 57 ongoing pregnancies. The children born are healthy and developing normally. Hence IVM is an attractive option for a range of infertile couples.


The Second International Symposium on In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes

Prior to the opening of the ESHRE 2007 congress in Lyon, France, MediCult held the Second International Symposium on In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes.

The scientific presentations are now available on CD-ROM or for download here