In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET)is a common approach for women with blocked fallopian tubes or unexplained infertility and for men with very low sperm counts.A husband and wife have arrived for their preprocedural interview.The husband asks the nurse to explain what the procedure entails.What information is the basis for the nurse's response?

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A woman's eggs are collected from her ovaries,fertilized in the laboratory with sperm,and transferred to her uterus after normal embryonic development has occurred.Saying that a donor embryo will be transferred into his wife's uterus describes therapeutic donor insemination.Using donor sperm to inseminate his wife describes the procedure for a donor embryo.

In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET)is a Common Approach for Women