2.4 The Artificial Control of Hormones Flashcards
1
Q
Which contraceptive pills have fewer side effects?
A
Progesterone
2
Q
What do contraceptive pills do?
A
Prevent the production of FSH so no eggs mature
3
Q
What is fertility treatment?
A
When a woman who can’t produce mature eggs is given FSH and LH
4
Q
Which hormone is inhibited by the contraceptive pill but is given in fertility treatment?
A
FSH
5
Q
Name 2 advantages of contraceptives
A
- contraceptives help reduce family size so there’s less poverty
- allows women to plan pregnancies
6
Q
Name an advantage of fertility treatment
A
IVF helps infertile couples to have a baby
7
Q
Name 2 disadvantages of contraceptives
A
- can cause side effects
* object to it due to ethical or religious reasons
8
Q
Name 3 disadvantages of fertility treatment
A
- IVF is expensive
- it’s unethical when older women have babies by ivf
- extra embryos may be destroyed which is killing something with a chance to be life
9
Q
What is ivf?
A
Use fertility treatment to mature eggs and remove them to fertilise and be replaced
10
Q
What hormones do some contraceptive pills contain?
A
Oestrogen and progesterone
