IVF is a medical way to start a pregnancy when sperm and egg have trouble meeting inside the body. Doctors take an egg from the woman (or from a donor) and add sperm in a lab dish. If the egg is fertilized — if it starts to grow as an embryo — they put it into the uterus.

IVF is a medical way to start a pregnancyIVF是一種讓人懷孕的醫療方式 when sperm and egg have trouble meeting inside the body用在精子和卵子在體內難以相遇的時候. Doctors take an egg from the woman醫生會從女性身上取出一顆卵子 (or from a donor或者來自捐贈者) and add sperm in a lab dish再在實驗室的培養皿裡加入精子. If the egg is fertilized如果卵子受精了 — if it starts to grow as an embryo也就是開始發育成胚胎 — they put it into the uterus醫生就會把它植入子宮.

In vitro is Latin that doctors still use: it means “in glass,” because the meeting happens in a dish, not in the body. The F is fertilization.

In vitro is Latin that doctors still useIn vitro是醫生現在還在用的拉丁文: it means 'in glass,'意思是『在玻璃裡』 because the meeting happens in a dish因為那次相遇是發生在培養皿裡, not in the body而不是在體內. The F is fertilization其中的F指的就是fertilization（受精）.

In ordinary talk people say “she’s trying IVF” or “they had a baby by IVF.” It can take more than one try, and it is expensive and hard on the body, so it is not a casual choice. It is not the same as simply placing sperm in the uterus (that is a different treatment).

In ordinary talk在日常說法裡, people say 'she's trying IVF'人們會說『她在試IVF』 or 'they had a baby by IVF.'或『他們用IVF生了小孩』 It can take more than one try它可能不只試一次, and it is expensive and hard on the body而且花費高、對身體也是負擔, so it is not a casual choice所以不是一個隨便的選擇. It is not the same as simply placing sperm in the uterus它跟單純把精子放進子宮裡不一樣 (that is a different treatment那是另一種療法).