IVF treatment in the U.K is an expensive affair, going for not less than 2500 pounds. It’s also a long process that sometimes takes several trials before a successful pregnancy can be registered. Regular IVF involves fertilizing the egg outside the body. The embryo is then incubated to develop for up to 5 days before being transferred into the womb.

A new technology soon to be introduced in Britain seeks to make the operation slightly different. Experts say the Invocell treatment will be faster, cheaper and more convenient. It will be possible to perform the procedure in a regular doctor’s office, without a complex IVF centre, lots of equipment or a laboratory. Doctors would insert a sealed capsule in the vaginal cavity to allow fertilisation to take place inside the body.

Mild drugs would be given to the woman to stimulate her ovaries. She would then be sedated for the eggs to be removed. A maximum of seven eggs are put into the capsule. Washed sperm is added too. The capsule is placed in the vagina. The woman returns for the second appointment after three days for the capsule to be removed. The eggs are checked for quality and the best (one or two) are transferred into the womb.

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