You should read Rameshโ€™s article on IVF, which he mentions below. And if youโ€™re hungry for more detailsโ€”about clinical practices and technologies, the few rules that exist, and the case for and against pursuing some regulation of the fieldโ€”this 2004 report from the Presidentโ€™s Council on Bioethics (which owes an enormous amount to the work of the great Carter Snead of Notre Dame law school) is an excellent primer.