Reproductive technologies
In medicine, technology and biotechnology can be used to help people who are unable to have an unaided pregnancy.
Reproductive technologies include:
- collecting and storing sperm or eggs (below 0°C) for artificial insemination
- artificial insemination, in which collected sperm are placed in the reproductive system of a female
- in vitro fertilisation (IVF), in which collected sperm and eggs are placed in a test tube for fertilisation, and the developing egg is then placed in the reproductive system of a female
- storage of developing fertilised eggs (embryos) for later use if an initial implantation of fertilised eggs produced by the IVF procedure fails.