Reproductive system

two systems are very different: the egg donation process takes a longer time, has more risks, and can leave long term negative psychological and health impacts on the donor. Though the short and/or long term health effects may not affect all donors and many who take part in egg donation have no symptoms at all, the severity…

pregnancy to reduce stress and aid fertility. IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) works alongside acupuncture to increase fertility chances. Many women want a more natural approach at conception. Eighty percent of women use acupuncture to aid ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology.) ART consists of fertilization methods, IVF, and surrogacy. As women grow older, their chances of conception decrease. Unfortunately, women are under stress to produce before reaching that age. Stress aids infertility, and…

People travel to Thailand not just for enjoying their vacations, but also for realizing the dream of having a baby. India, Thailand and California in the United States are the most popular destinations for cross- border reproductive care or fertility tourism (Mckelvey, David, Shenfield, & Jauniaux, 2009). People usually go abroad for commercial surrogacy. No matter what their marital status or sexual orientation are (Armour, 2012), they could seek help from surrogacy agencies in those places.…

Not every woman or couple is capable of naturally conceiving a child and giving birth. Infertility as well as rising prevalence of homosexual couples in the eyes of the fields of medicine has lead to the development of methods of assisted reproduction, one method being that of In Vitro Fertilization. In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, has become a method of assisted reproduction highly recommended by physicians for infertile or homosexual couples. IVF, as it is related to the beginning of a life of…

case. It wasn’t until the 21st century that the government started closely regulating the safety and effectiveness of birth control, and in 2013 emergency contraceptives became available to females without a prescription (Thompson). The Center for Reproductive Rights states that half of the six million pregnancies in America…

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…

I became more fascinated with in vitro fertilization after watching the program Little Women L.A. A dwarf couple was wanting to have a child of their own but was having trouble conceiving the natural way so they looked into IVF. After watching the program, I started wondering if two of my friends who want to have a child would benefit from this kind of procedure. After doing some research I discovered there are pros and cons to the procedure. Also, there are a few questions that I do not know…

IVF is a process when a baby is scientifically formed. IVF helps people like heterosexual couples; same sex couples and single women to have their own baby. Many different people have different opinions on IVF were it is a positive or a negative treatment to have. IVF is a legal treatment in Australia and other countries however it is illegal in many other countries as well. IVF is a very risky treatment and there are many other alternate solutions instead of it. IVF is a process when a baby…

How can we define Infertility? Infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant after having unprotected sex for at least a year, or in some circumstances, six months. Infertility can also be defined as a woman that can get pregnant, but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths. There is no exact cause for infertility, it may be due to a cause in either you or your partner. Or in some cases, a combination of both people. It is said that infertility affects approximately 10-15% of couples…

A couple of weeks ago, Professor Baasten asked the class, “Do you want to have a child?” and followed up with, “Why?” The lecture went on, explaining the different reasons why people want to have children despite it being an irrational act, and he even allowed us to explain our own take as to why we wanted to have children. However, we then talked about when people are physically unable to have children – infertility. Many talk about how wonderful children are, yet some are not able to…