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IVF

American  
  1. in vitro fertilization.


IVF British  

abbreviation

  1. in vitro fertilization

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

IVF Cultural  
  1. The fertilization of an egg in an artificial environment outside of a living organism.


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After seven rounds of IVF and two miscarriages, his wife, Jennifer, finally gave birth to a boy and a girl.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The couple also has been open about their struggle with IVF in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Through his remissions, they pursued fertility treatments and rounds of IVF, but miscarried each time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

We did one round of IVF, which was all we could afford.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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