The injection of sperm into the uterus or cervix. A single sperm is injected into an egg. The woman takes drugs that stimulate her ovaries to produce several mature eggs rather than just one. In some women, one cycle can yield more than 20 eggs. She is the genetic mother of the child.
Ovaries become swollen and painful.
The woman feels bloated, nauseated and may experience vomiting. 10 percent of ovulation induction patients experience some kind of hyperstimulation syndrome. More than half of couples who seek infertility treatment get pregnant. Most only need drugs or surgery. Does not include instances where no eggs could be retrieved after fertility drugs were used.