Mini IVF

Mini IVF is a process in which minimal stimulation is used during the IVF process. All other procedures during IVF, such as monitoring, egg retrieval, fertilization and transfer, still occur.

Mini IVF, also called Micro IVF, is cheaper than traditional IVF due to lower medicinal costs and birth costs if a single pregnancy occurs. From an economic perspective, it has a lot of positives, although pregnancy rate was lower than conventional IVF in one study.[1] Another study found it an alternative to conventional IVF, but another criticized it as still an experimental procedure.[2][3]

Ask your doctor if Mini IVF can be right for your case.

[1] Zhang, J, A Chavez-Badiola, W Peng, and L Chang. n.d. “Soft Ovarian Stimulation IVF (Mini-IVF) vs Conventional IVF: An Economic Perspective.” Fertility and Sterility. Accessed May 1, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.508.

[2] Zhang, John, Lyndon Chang, Yoshie Sone, and Sherman Silber. 2010. “Minimal Ovarian Stimulation (Mini-IVF) for IVF Utilizing Vitrification and Cryopreserved Embryo Transfer.” Reproductive BioMedicine Online 21 (4). Elsevier: 485–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.06.033.

[3] Gleicher, Norbert, Andrea Weghofer, and David H. Barad. 2011. “Low-Intensity IVF: Real Progress?” Reproductive BioMedicine Online 23 (3). Elsevier: 274–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.05.018.