Egg donation

increased nearly 9 fold in the past 4 decades” (p. 239). From an obstetrical point of view, pregnancy at an advanced maternal age, or anyone who is 35 or older at the time of delivery, is considered a high-risk pregnancy. As woman age, the quality of eggs that are left in the ovaries declines. As a result, the chance of becoming pregnant goes down, the risk of miscarriages goes up, and the risk of chromosomal abnormalities like Down syndrome continues to rise. Most women do very well over…

The topic that most interests me at this year’s Nobel Conference is mitochondrial DNA transfer. This is a controversial treatment in which a mother’s mitochondrial DNA is swapped for a donor’s mitochondrial DNA. Along with using the resources found on the Nobel Conference webpage, I watched a SciShow video, “Babies with Three Parents,” on YouTube and also read a Nature article, “US Panel Greenlights Creation of Male ‘Three-Person’ Embryos,” written by Sara Reardon, in order to learn more about…

Each year there are countless of people that die every day due to the lack of organ donors that there is. There is a huge debate of whether or not it is ethical to pay for organ donations. In the United States there is an immense shortage of organs and there are numerous deaths that are occurring, and there has not been any good solution to fixing this problem. What needs to be taken into consideration is if it is ethical to start paying people that donate, if it is decided that paying for…

Women’s Eggs: Elite and Ordinary written by Elizabeth Reis in the 2011 and Three Generations of Native American Women’s Birth Experience written by Joy Harjo in 1991. The articles each have their different ways of approaching their topic but both speak of women and reproduction. The article Young Women’s Eggs: Elite and Ordinary speaks about how the author investigates the egg "donation" industry. She explains how there is ads at ivy league universities asking young women to “donate” their…

help unable mothers produce has put Britain on the map for its biological advancements. Britain keeps the “Three Parent Child” procedure humane by putting the “Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act”, aka the “1990 Act”, demanding that human sperm, eggs and embryos cannot be genetically modified in any way. This movement, the Human Fertilisation and Embryo Act, reassures the people of any crooked use or diabolical intentions. It gives strict guidelines and steps to keep the procedure humane such…

large eyes. Its typical length is one and a half meters long for adults and snakelets are about eight to eleven inches long at birth. They typically have about fourteen eggs twice a year but can have anywhere from five to twenty. There eggs are about 2.5 cm long and like most snakes have a leathery shell. They like to lay their eggs in between large rocks, under sand, in an unoccupied animal…

white citizens of Tuskegee and throughout Alabama and entire south.” (52) After three months of the institute opening, with the help of white friends, Tuskegee was able to pay back the loan from General Marshalls. Most of the money came from small donations and activities such as festivals and concerts held by…

That however, is what emphasizes the importance of stem cell research; despite all objection people continue to support it. Stem cell research has already done so much good, and it will not stop. Supporters continue to advocate for funding and donations because stem cell research is beyond worth it; the lives of those currently without a cure to the disease, are worth it. Gaining new knowledge is a good enough reason to continue this research, but saving the lives of an innumerable amount of…

Genetic Engineering, Cloning, and Stem Cell Research Research over the last few decades has enabled scientists to identify the genes that compose the human body. Although this is a fascinating branch of scientific research, the numerous uses of genetic engineering carry with them many ethical questions. Some of the possible uses of gene manipulation listed by Boss (2013) include: cloning to produce or replace children or to create children with special qualities, manipulation of genes in order…

ATryn is used in patients who have congenital antithrombin deficiency (inherited low levels of the protein antithrombin). Antithrombin is a glycoprotein produced by the liver and consists of 432 amino acids that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. It is used when the patients are having surgery, to prevent problems due to the formation of blood clots in the vessels. In the body, antithrombin blocks thrombin, a substance that plays a central role in the process of blood…