What is the process of IVF?

Does anyone have info or have gone threw IVF? Where in the process of maybe starting due to only having one Fallopian tube left ( had an etopic) and it’s clogged and doctors says it look pretty damaged for repairing his saying I can try surgery to repair it but it’s not a grantee now his giving us IVF as a way of maybe making things move faster thoughts anyone? Has anyone gone threw this before anyone done IVF was it successful the first try? What did it consist of we haven’t gone Into detail yet as doctor said to go home and talk it out so trying to get insight from ppls personal experiences I as trying to go the faster route as we have been trying for so long already …