Well, there are some other solutions to fertility issues aside from IVF. The type of infertility treatment to be applied depends on many things including causes of infertility, age of individuals, time passed from the start of trying to conceive, and many others. In many cases, the following measures could help to overcome problems related to fertility before opting for more serious treatments like IVF. This includes such simple things as maintaining healthy weight, giving up smoking, drinking less alcohol, relieving stress, and so on. Also, it could be helpful to stimulate ovulation using drugs for those who have ovulation problems. If the problem is with the timing, it is possible to try monitored cycles with timed intercourse. There is also one more technique – intrauterine insemination that means placing sperm directly into uterus.
It would be reasonable to choose IVF in case of failure or low probability of success of all the above methods and also in case of many other reasons. Among the conditions that make a doctor prescribe this treatment one should mention blocked fallopian tubes, male factor infertility, advanced maternal age, decreased ovarian reserve, and others.