In Vitro fertilization is a non-surgical treatment for infertility in women, it is an assisted conception alternative where eggs are fertilized in the laboratory by means of a procedure called embryo transfer. In Vitro fertilization is sometimes called in vitro fertilization, and is the direct result of directed science - the scientific study of living organisms - in a petri dish or other form of culture. This process of directing the development of living organisms in a dish or other container has afforded many benefits for the study of development and the regulation of development. It also has its limitations.