In vitro fertilization procedure using direct vision

A method for the visualization of an embryo at an implantation site in a uterus, comprising the steps of:

• placing the embryo onto a balloon;
• directing a fiberoptic device into said balloon;
• inserting said balloon into a uterus;
• inflating said balloon by a fluid pressure when said balloon is in the uterus, so as to expand said balloon with said embryo placed thereon against the endometrium for implantation of said embryo in the uterus;
• and
• viewing said embryo through said fiberoptic device.

A method for the placement of an embryo at an optimal implantation site in a uterus, comprising the steps of:

• placing the embryo onto a balloon;
• inserting said balloon into a uterus;
• and
• inflating said balloon in the uterus, so as to expand said balloon with the embryo placed thereon and so as to apply the embryo against the endometrium for optimal implantation thereat to prevent a tubal positioning of the embryo.

A method to regulate multiple gestations within a uterus of a human female comprising the steps of:

• placing an embryo onto a balloon;
• inserting said balloon with the embryo thereon into a uterus;
• and
• inflating said balloon in the uterus, so as to expand said balloon with the embryo placed thereon and so as to apply the embryo against the endometrium for optimal implantation of the embryo in the uterus and to prevent emplacement of multiple embryos onto the endometrium of the uterus.

An apparatus for the emplacement of an embryo against an endometrium wall of a uterus, comprising:

• a balloon having an outer surface for the receipt of an embryo thereon;
• a hollow inserter tube having a proximal and a distal end;
• an optical fiber viewing device movably arranged within said hollow inserter tube;
• said balloon arranged on said distal end of said inserter tube;
• and
• a cavity arranged adjacent said distal end of said inserter tube, for receipt of a portion of said balloon and the embryo during insertion of said balloon on said inserter tube into a uterus.