IVF is one type of fertility treatment available to help people struggling to conceive. During IVF, eggs are removed from a woman’s ovaries and fertilised with sperm in the laboratory. The resulting embryo is transferred, a few days later, to the uterus or frozen for transfer at a later date. IVF can be carried out using your eggs and your partner's sperm or donor egg, sperm and embryos. Other treatments include medication, investigations and treatments for male factor fertility problems.