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The concept of in vitro fertilization is to optimize human reproduction by making it more efficient. IVF takes many eggs and, during a 3-5 day culture process, the eggs are fertilized.  One or more of the fertilized eggs is then transferred into the uterus. By removing the eggs from the ovaries, fertilizing them outside of the body, and then transferring the embryo or embryos back into the womb, the net effect is that of compressing many months of attempting to conceive into one. The general layout Step 1: suppressing the natural menstrual cycle Can make the medicines used in the next stage of treatment more effective and continue this for about 2 weeks. Step 2: boosting egg supply Once your menstrual cycle is suppressed you take an FSH fertility hormone (follicle stimulating hormone). This increases the number of eggs you produce, so more eggs can be collected and fertilized. Step 3: checking progress You'll have vaginal ultrasounds to monitor your ovaries and, in s...

At least once in your life you would have had a nightmare, but have you ever had a night terror or ever witnessed someone else who has one. Many children experience nightmares and night terrors, but most grow out of them. They don't cause any long-term psychological harm but can be very distressful for the child and the witness. Night terrors are very different from nightmares. A child having night terrors may scream and thrash around, and may not recognise you if you try to comfort them. This behaviour occurs on waking abruptly from deep, non-dream sleep, they won't be fully awake during these episodes and will have no memory of it the next morning. However nightmares occur from dream sleep (REM sleep). The child may wake up from the nightmare and, depending on their age, may be able to remember and describe the bad dream to you. A child who experiences night terrors may scream, shout and thrash around in extreme panic, and may even jump out of bed.  Their eyes will be open...