The world got its first test tube baby about forty years ago but the implications it had changed the lives of many infertile couples. The technique is now available at various places across India. IVF is very much a possibility, with so many clinics available for the purpose. Get your IVF done from the best test tube baby center and you will be pleasantly surprised with the amazing results.
What is the meaning of a test tube baby?
Let's get down to the facts

1. Conception in a test tube
We all know that the normal process of conception occurs in the body of the female. The process of IVF is a distinguished method which involves the conception process in a petri dish. The sperm and the ova are extracted from the respective partners and fused together in a Petri Dish. After the fusion, an embryo or multiple embryos emerge. These are again implanted into the body of the woman. Nearly 6 million babies have been delivered by this method.


2. Embryology emerged as an important part of the treatment.
With the birth of the test tube baby, the fertility treatment got a boost. With the emergence of IVF, the people no longer needed to suffer from the curse of infertility in silence. What the world needed was the regulation of the process. HEFA (Human Embryology and Fertilisation and Embryology Authority). It has taken over the responsibility of overseeing the regulation of the process. It guides the doctors and clinicians to research and innovates knowing fully well their responsibility towards mankind.

3. A deeper insight into the process of human reproduction

With IVF, the process of fertilization and the development of the embryo has become fully clear to humans. The spare embryos which are a product of the IVF cycle can well be used for research and medical benefits, rather than being discarded. These methods have been further credited for getting insights into miscarriages and congenital defects. The concepts of fundamental cell biology have benefitted from the process.

4. Stem cell research –another area of interest
Stem cell research came into existence soon after the IVF process. Patients were asked to donate their surplus embryos for research as funds flowed from funding agencies. Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into any type of tissue. This fact can be used to grow tissues which could be used in regenerative medicine. It has found abundant use in treating Parkinson's disease and cardiac ailments. Gene editing and mitochondrial donation are the latest techniques which have emerged as a by-product of IVF.

5.Genetic screening

The procedure of IVF further led to the possibility of genetic screening to eliminate the chances of eliminating the embryos which had certain diseases which were gender specific. The implications have worked in our favor, with the emergence of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), which is test permitted by HEFA which enables the doctors to screen the embryos for around 400 diseases which are linked to genes. It has led to the prevention of implantation of embryos with disease-related genes.

6. A new look at the human inception process

Of course, humans knew about the process of conception in humans. But it was only after the IVF became successful that we could actually ‘see ‘images of the ovum, the sperm, and the embryo.
It has also led to drastic changes in the process of conception –surrogacy, egg donation, mitochondrial donation, and embryo freezing became quite common.

7. Moral question
Every new concept has a flip side to it. The IVF led to moral questions and controversies about the status of the embryo. Various ethical questions about the person-hood of the embryo arose and led to quite a few controversies!