In vitro fertilisation

Imagine you’re at that point in life where you’re ready to start a family, but it’s not working. You go to the doctor and are told it’s because of infertility. Infertility is a disease that results in the abnormal functioning of the reproductive system affecting about 1 in 8 couples age fifteen to forty- four (Fast Facts about Infertility). This is about six percent of women and eighteen percent of men (Infertility FAQs). Infertility can come from the male or female and can be caused by a…

I really enjoyed his answer about the validity of In-Vitro Fertilization. In class, he said that IVF is something that disengages a male and a female from the sexual act of bring a child into the world, as donor eggs and sperm are joined in a petri dish to create human embryos. This process, besides the fact that the millions of embryos have been destroyed to perfect this process, is not natural. Dr. Moore believes that IVF allows anyone to have children, regardless of their sex, and destroys…

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an alternative form of conceiving a child. It is used when the sperm and egg do not work together to naturally conceive a child, in risk of genetic risks and problems, or the possibility of infertility. With IVF, the egg and sperm is manually combining an egg and sperm in a petri dish to create the beginning of an embryo to then be placed in either a surrogate mother’s or the biological mother’s uterus. Fertilization with IVF does come with some risks, such as…

is a widely accepted method for treating patients that suffer from infertility. There are many different methods to achieving a pregnancy through ART some being (ICIS) intracytoplasmic sperm injection, gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), and In vitro fertilization to name a few. Although the pregnancies themselves are much desired the outcome of multiple fetuses is not. In order to resolve this iatrogenic problem doctors use fetal reduction as a solution. Because of the occurrence of…

As with any technology as intricate as this one, there are some biological implications around in-vitro fertilization and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Most PGD biological implications are comparable to those implications of IVF. Biological implications include the risks of the treatment for this technology and also the risk to the baby born after the process of IVF and PGD. The risk of the treatment: Fertility drug reaction Some woman may find they are having a mild reaction to the…

INTRODUCTION Transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) is an invasive diagnostic Sonography procedure in which an ultrasound probe is placed in the vagina to produce detailed, diagnostic pelvic images.1 Transvaginal Ultrasound is a part of a routine pelvic examination and forms the gold standard for pelvic examinations when combined with a Transabdominal Pelvic Examination.1 The Transvaginal ultrasound exam is superior to Transabdominal pelvic exam because it provides greater detail of pelvic organs,…

The topic of Preconception Gender Selection presents an ethical dilemma that has been debated for years. An article written by Z O Merhi and L Pal address the dilemma in their work titled Gender “tailored” conceptions: should the option of embryo gender selection be available to infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology?”. The work discusses how embryos are screened for their gender and the ethical principles of beneficence and justice surrounding embryo gender selection.…

opted to remain childless (Welch pg.282 p7).” This tone carries throughout this piece, letting the audience presume that she endorses this choice. To avoid biased writing, she could include that one could adopt, or engage an egg donor and receive in vitro…

This process is called in-vitro fertilization and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. IVF is the process women go through to scan their embryos for diseases. The way this process works is doctors take a three-day-old embryo and pull cells from it to test if it contains any genetic…

are even born. This process is called preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a screening test used to determine if genetic or chromosomal abnormalities are present in an embryo created through in-vitro fertilization. In-vitro fertilization literally means fertilization “in glass,” but in actuality, simply occurs in laboratory receptacles. This combined process, developed in the early 1990s, originally intended to help families at high risks for sex-linked…