Well off I went to do some research and came accross this. I read it and thought.... ok that makes it clear then I thought about everyone on here rushing to try and find out more so I thought my good deed for the day would be to post it in here so you can all read. Its from the UK so the pricings are completely out.

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"The first British babies - boy and girl twins - to be conceived using a new fertility technique have been born at the John Radcliffe hospital, Oxford.

Scientists said in vitro maturation (IVM) is potentially safer, faster and cheaper than standard IVF because it does not require women to use fertility drugs. It could help the 40% per cent of women undergoing treatment who have polycystic ovaries.

During normal IVF, a woman undergoes several weeks of drug injections to stimulate the production of eggs in her ovaries. But the regime can lead to a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome which can result in a build-up of fluid in the lungs, abdomen and other tissues. Very rarely, it can cause death. The syndrome occurs in around 1% of standard IVF cycles, but around 10% of cycles in women with polycystic ovaries.

In IVM, eggs are collected from the ovaries while they are still immature. They are then matured in a laboratory for up to 48 hours before being injected with a single sperm - a process called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). A few days after fertilisation, the embryos are implanted into the mother's womb. Because fewer drugs are used, the cost of each IVM cycle is lower - at �1,700 - than standard IVF which can reach �4,300 per attempt."

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"IVM involves taking immature eggs from unstimulated ovaries and then maturing them in the laboratory followed by their fertilisation using ICSI. Embryos are then transferred to the womb a few days later. The egg collection is performed in the same way as a standard IVF collection. Since no ovarian stimulation is required there is no need to buy and take daily gonadotropin injections for 2 weeks and no need to sniff a drug for 3 weeks before that. This means IVM is safer (no risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome), cheaper (no need to buy injectable drugs) and quicker.

Around 400 babies have been born from IVM worldwide and to date there have been no safety concerns. However IVM is not as established a treatment as IVF."

Ok so I m up with it all now. No good to me at all..... lol.... I dont pass the under 38 requirement.

Oh well...

I m thrilled however to see that research is continuing to find new ways to assist in fullfilling so many couples dreams.