Artificial insemination is usually the first treatment to apply when patients go to a fertility clinic, because it is simple, fast and painless. Furthermore, compared to IVF, the ovarian stimulation process is much smoother, which reduces possible side effects and treatment costs.
Higher doses of hormonal medication as well as surgical intervention under anesthesia to obtain the eggs are the main disadvantages of IVF. The final price of the treatment is also much more expensive for all the material, personnel and technology required.
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Zaira Salvador
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Valencia (UPV). Biotechnology Degree from the National University of Ireland en Galway (NUIG) and embryologist specializing in Assisted Reproduction, with a Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV) and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI)
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