The lab thaws the eggs in the lab, inseminates them using the partner’s (or donor’s) sperm, then cultures the fertilized eggs (now called embryos) for three to five days before they are placed in the cavity of the uterus (womb) using a narrow, flexible catheter.
Amaqanda anyibilikiswa elebhu, afakwe amadlozi eqabane (okanye anikelweyo) ngesirinji, aze akhuliswe amaqanda aqhanyisiweyo (abizwa ngokuba zizihluma zembewu kwesi sigaba) iintsuku ezintathu ukusa kwezintlanu ngaphambi kokuba afakwe emlonyeni wesibeleko ngesixhobo esimxinwa nesivumayo esibizwa ngokuba yi-catheter.