Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are treatments that deal with both the sperm and eggs of a couple. ART are various treatments that can grant a patiences ' wish by aiding fertilization, providing a uterus or replacing the source of a gamete. The scenario I selected is about a deaf couple with a specific form of inherited deafness who would like to use ART to ensure they have a biological child that is also deaf. In vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis, commonly referred as IVF and PGD, are two examples of an assisted reproductive technology that would help achieve their desire. IVF is the process of fertilization by manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish. (“In Vitro Fertilization,”2016) As for
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It also allows a couple to decide if they wish to continue with the pregnancy considering the procedure occurs before implantation so ooo. These procedures allow couples to have biological children who might not have been able to before. Lastly, occasionally these treatments will allow a couple to have left over embryos which can benefit another couple. With the permission of the owners, the healthy or defected embryos can be donated to another couple to help them conceive a child or sent to labs for research purposes. They are also able to freeze the rest of the embryos for later use, however the embryos with a genetic problem are …show more content…
It is important to have a clear idea of the amount of money that is required before starting the treatments. Of course, there are ways to spend less money, such as egg sharing and being a part of the CREATE Fertility which find options that involve fewer drugs therefore spending less.
Any ACT can take on an emotional and psychological toll. For patients undergoing these treatments, it can be physically and emotionally demanding. It is important to prioritize your psychological health, as it is beneficial for your health and the baby.
Some people might find use assisted reproductive technologies to be revolting due to the fact it is a destruction of a human being considering people are able to select and discard embryos. They believe life should be naturally created and not by experiments. (“The advantages,”2014) According to the New York Times article by Sanghavi (2006), there are also some providers of P.G.D., who find these requests unacceptable due to the fact that some of the people want to select an embryo containing either a deafness or dwarfism defect. They consider these defects are not a part of the norm and believe the purpose of these treatments is to only avoid and reduce the amount of babies born with any defects, not
It also allows a couple to decide if they wish to continue with the pregnancy considering the procedure occurs before implantation so ooo. These procedures allow couples to have biological children who might not have been able to before. Lastly, occasionally these treatments will allow a couple to have left over embryos which can benefit another couple. With the permission of the owners, the healthy or defected embryos can be donated to another couple to help them conceive a child or sent to labs for research purposes. They are also able to freeze the rest of the embryos for later use, however the embryos with a genetic problem are …show more content…
It is important to have a clear idea of the amount of money that is required before starting the treatments. Of course, there are ways to spend less money, such as egg sharing and being a part of the CREATE Fertility which find options that involve fewer drugs therefore spending less.
Any ACT can take on an emotional and psychological toll. For patients undergoing these treatments, it can be physically and emotionally demanding. It is important to prioritize your psychological health, as it is beneficial for your health and the baby.
Some people might find use assisted reproductive technologies to be revolting due to the fact it is a destruction of a human being considering people are able to select and discard embryos. They believe life should be naturally created and not by experiments. (“The advantages,”2014) According to the New York Times article by Sanghavi (2006), there are also some providers of P.G.D., who find these requests unacceptable due to the fact that some of the people want to select an embryo containing either a deafness or dwarfism defect. They consider these defects are not a part of the norm and believe the purpose of these treatments is to only avoid and reduce the amount of babies born with any defects, not