The Aevitas team understand that finding out that you can’t conceive naturally can be very overwhelming.

Our compassionate team of registered nurses fulfill the role of supporting you through your fertility journey. They are here to help facilitate your treatment process. For many of our patients fertility treatment, such as the IVF, seems very complicated. Dates, medication, blood tests, scans and procedures need to align for everything to fall into place. The Aevitas IVF coordinators have helped thousands of patients to navigate the steps of fertility treatment.

Our nurses support and guide our patients along their treatment journey, every step of the way. Take a look at a brief summary of the IVF steps as described below.

For Women

Step 1: Hormone treatment Hormone treatment is used to boost the development of several follicles containing eggs. With more fertilised eggs, there may be a greater selection of embryos.

Step 2: Ultrasound scan Your ovaries will be monitored by vaginal ultrasound scan on certain days of your cycle. Blood tests may also be required. Regular ultrasound scans monitor the progress, as well as the response of your ovaries.

Step 3: Hormone injection You will receive a final hormone injection about 36 hours before the eggs are retrieved. This injection triggers the final maturation of the eggs.

Step 4: Egg retrieval Egg retrieval takes place in the privacy of our own day theatre. The eggs are retrieved under ultrasound guidance under deep sedation, administered by an anaesthetist. After the procedure, you will be offered a cup of tea and a sandwich before you go home.

Step 5: Fertilisation The sperm are introduced to the eggs by being placed in an incubator so that fertilisation can occur overnight. The procedure is performed by an embryologist (scientist) in our IVF laboratory.

Step 6: Record fertilisation With the assistance of Aevitas' state-of-the-art Vitrolife Embryoscope+ with IDAScore technology, embryos are cultured and monitored.

Step 7: Embryo transfer Embryo transfer into the uterus is usually done on the third to fifth day after the eggs have been retrieved. The optimum day for embryo transfer is determined according to the number and quality of the embryos. One or more embryos are transferred into the female partner’s womb. No sedation is needed for this procedure, which is similar to Artificial Insemination (AI) or to having a cervical smear taken. A fine catheter is gently threaded into the cervix and the embryo is placed in the cavity of the uterus. Ultrasound is used to confirm the placement of the catheter.

Step 8: Pregnancy test A pregnancy test by means of a blood sample is done on the 10th day after embryo transfer to confirm the outcome. Number of visits to clinic: 5 – 7 per cycle.

For Men

On the same day that the eggs are collected, you will be asked to produce a fresh sample of sperm using one of our private facilities. The sperm is then washed, the healthiest and most active sperm are selected.