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Human oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) is a novel technology in which a woman's eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored. Later, when she is ready to become pregnant, the eggs can be thawed, fertilized, and transferred to the uterus as embryos.

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) involves a laboratory procedure to separate fast moving sperm from more sluggish or non-moving sperm.The fast moving sperm are then placed into the woman's womb close to the time of ovulation when the egg is released from the ovary in the middle of the monthly cycle

Cryopreservation of embryos is the process of preserving an embryo at sub-zero temperatures, generally at an embryogenesis stage corresponding to pre-implantation, that is, from fertilisation to the blastocyst stage.

A process by which an egg is fertilised by sperm outside the body: in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, removing ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium in a laboratory. The fertilised egg (zygote) is cultured for 2 to 6 days in a growth medium and is then implanted in the same or another woman's uterus, with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy.

Blastocyst culture and transfer is an important technique developed for in vitro fertilization (IVF) that maximizes pregnancy rates while minimizing the risk of multiple pregnancy. The ability to grow embryos for five or six days to the blastocyst stage of development in the laboratory, rather than the traditional three days, allows Shady Grove Fertility's embryology team to determine, with greater certainty, which embryos are really the "best" in terms of their potential for implantation

This procedure is most commonly used to overcome male infertility problems, although it may also be used where eggs cannot easily be penetrated by sperm, and occasionally in addition to sperm donation.It can be used in teratozoospermia, because once the egg is fertilized, abnormal sperm morphology does not appear to influence blastocystdevelopment or blastocyst morphology

Clinical problems that cannot be discovered by an external physical examination can be discovered by laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, two procedures that provide a direct look at the pelvic organs. These procedures may be recommended as part of your infertility care, depending on your particular situation. Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy can be used for both diagnostic (looking only) and operative (looking and treating) purposes.

The laser assisted hatching is an additional lab technique designed to improve the efficiency of assisted reproductive technology procedures such as IVF & ICSI.

Sperm freezing and storage is the procedure of freezing sperm cells in order to preserve them for future use. Sperm cells have been frozen and thawed successfully for more than 40 years. By using special technologies and then keeping it in liquid nitrogen (-196C) sperm can be stored for many years while still maintaining a reasonable quality.

PESA is a procedure performed for men who are having sperm retrieved for in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) who have obstructive azoospermia from either a prior vasectomy or infection. It is done with local anesthesia in the operating room or office and is coordinated with their female partner's egg retrieval.

TESE/testis biopsy/testis mapping are procedures performed for men who have testis failure. The procedure is performed to see if there are sperm present as well as for pathologic diagnosis to evaluate for malignancy. It is either done as a scheduled procedure or is coordinated with their female partner's egg retrieval. TESE is usually performed in the operating room with sedation, but can be performed in the office with local anesthesia alone.. Patients usually cryopreserve sperm during this procedure for future IVF/ICSI. This diagnostic biopsy is usually performed to evaluate for an obstructive etiology, microdissection TESE has replaced this as the optimal form of retrieval for testis failure patients.

MESA is a procedure performed for men who have vasal or epididymal obstruction (s/p vasectomy, cystic fibrosis). It is either done as a scheduled procedure or is coordinated with their female partner's egg retrieval. MESA is performed in the operating room with general anesthesia under the operating microscope. Patients usually cryopreserve sperm during this procedure for future IVF/ICSI.

Microscopic TESE is a procedure performed for men who have testis failure. Microdissection TESE is performed in the operating room with general anesthesia under the operating microscope. Patients cryopreserve sperm during this procedure for future IVF/ICSI.