title: Defining IVF terminology.
abstract: Rapid recent advances in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and in-vitro maturation (IVM) of human oocytes are leading to vast changes in the practice of IVF. This article attempts to define the various approaches to these new methods.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Duck End Farm, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB3 8DB, UK. rge@rbmonline.com
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patrizio
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edgar
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brinton
mesh_terms: D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic