Fertility treatment

Question 1

How can a womens fertility be improved using hormones?

Answer 1

• Woman is given FSH in pill form. This stimulates the maturing of an egg
• Women is given LH. This stimulates the release of the egg

Question 2

What are the steps of IVF?

Answer 2

• FSH and LH used to stimulate maturing of an egg
• Egg is taken out of women and fertilised by sperm from father in lab
• Fertilised egg is placed inside incubator until it develops into an embryo
• Embryo is placed inside uterus to develop into feotus

Question 3

IVF pros

Answer 3

• Allows infertile women to have children

Question 4

IVF cons

Answer 4

• Very expensive
• 25% success rate
• Emotionally and physically challenging
• Ethical issues
• Results in multiple births

Question 5

What are the ethical issues related to IVF?

Answer 5

• Unused embryos are destroyed