ART, also called assisted conception, includes IVF, ICSI, frozen embryo transfer and donor treatment. Intrauterine insemination is often grouped with it although the egg is never removed.
Fertility Glossary
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
Treatments handling eggs, sperm or embryos outside the body.
Related terms
IVF (in vitro fertilisation)
Eggs are collected and fertilised in a laboratory, then an embryo is transferred.
ICSI
A single sperm is injected directly into an egg during IVF.
IUI (intrauterine insemination)
Prepared sperm placed into the uterus around ovulation.
Assisted conception unit
A clinic providing IVF, ICSI and related treatments, usually privately in Nigeria.