In vitro fertilisation

Reproductive technologies are a wonderful way to grant hope to struggling, infertile couples. Artificial insemination or donor insemination is one of the first reproductive treatments many couples will attempt if they are having difficulty conceiving. It is a great option because donor insemination is a painless, straightforward procedure that is inexpensive compared to other possible options. There are not many downsides to donor insemination. However, it does not guarantee a pregnancy, so…

Environmental-Dependent Sex Determination in Reptilians When we think of sex determination in organisms, we most often think of mitosis and the process of randomly receiving X and Y chromosomes from parent cells. This type of sex determination is known as genotypic sex determination (GSD), and it’s the most commonly found method of sex determination. However, this isn’t the only type of sex determination available to organisms. Some reptilians, for example, use environmental-dependent sex…

Human genetic engineering, the manipulation of genes in an organism intended to better an organism, is quickly becoming a controversial topic. As technology advances and more tests are conducted, society becomes a step closer to creating the “perfect” baby. Many possibilities have become a reality, and questions such as, “How would the practice of human genetic engineering influence diversity in society?” have been raised. Many factors and situations must be taken into consideration to answer…

Pre-implementation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is just another one of these procedures where perfection can be achieved. Parents are using PGD to eradicate hereditary diseases such as Huntington’s and cystic fibrosis from their children on the genetic level via in-vitro fertilization (IVF). However, people are abusing this noble, scientific breakthrough and living by the motto, forget designer handbags… designer babies are the new trend! Humans should not be allowed to genetically modify or choose…

The term savior siblings is usually referred to children who are conceived through in vitro in fertilization (IVF) as a potential source of donor organs for an already existing sibling with a life threatening condition. It is important to understand the process of the creation of the sibling before an analysis of moral ethics can be made. The process to create a savior sibling can get very expensive and long. To begin the process, the father masturbates to produce sperm and the mother takes…

A designer baby is a term for a human being who before birth underwent a biological screening process in a lab to determine that its chromosomes did not contain any genetic abnormalities and/or to evaluate for desirable biological phenotypes (BBC – Horizon, 2005). Moreover, the process is initiated when the mother undergoes fertility treatment to increase the eggs available for extraction which are then fertilized by the sperm of the father or elected suitor (BBC – Horizon, 2005). Subsequently,…

In the article Male pregnancy a real possibility, found at http://bioedge.org/ , they talk about the possibility of a biological male giving birth. Researchers have came to this conclusion because the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has successfully transplanted a womb in to a women. Then two years later the women gave birth to a healthy boy. If the procedure can be done on a female then, with some refinement, it could possibly be done on a male also. There is an ethical conflict with this.…

Assisting this research there was a study performed by Care Fertility in Nottingham, England. In this study, 96 women were tested for the ability to perform a successful IVF (in vitro fertilization). The study precisely picked the women due to their inabilities to conceive after six prior IVF attempts. Fifty women were given Intralipid and implanted via IVF, while the other forty-six were not infused. The results showed a significant…

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), is a reproductive technology involving an egg being removed from a woman, and joined with the sperm cell from a man. This process all happens in a test tube, for the intent of controlling those who suffer from problems with fertility (Pbs.org, n.d.). The cells then join together in a process called meiosis, where they then divide to form an embryo. IVF is most commonly used for those who would otherwise be unable to have children, including blocked tubes, same sex…

the U.S. About 5 million of them can't and won't be able to carry babies of their own naturally. In Vitro Fertilization is the process that can and will help women have babies of their own. IVF is when an egg is being fertilized in a test tube, or somewhere else outside of the body. IVF literally means “fertilization in glass”. It was founded by Louis Brown in 1978, in England. “The first In Vitro Fertilization program in the U.S was introduced at the Eastern Virginia Medical School at North…