assisted reproductive technology

Question 1

infertility?

Answer 1

• when a couple that have been unsuccessful in their efforts to conceive, after trying for one year.

Question 2

male causes of infertility?

Answer 2

• low sperm count or sperm production
• low testorone levels
• high number of abnormally shaped sperm
• blocked vas deferens
• chromosomal abnormalities

Question 3

female causes of infertility?

Answer 3

• blocked fallopian tube
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• ovulation problems due to hormonal imbalances
• endometriosis
• fibroids

Question 4

in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)?

Answer 4

• gametes taken from both parents and fertilised outside the womens body.
• once fertilised the embryo is implanted into the women’s uterus.

Question 5

Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)?

Answer 5

• egg and sperm mixed together immediately after eggs have been collected.
• the mixture is then inserted back into the woman’s fallopian tubes in the hope they will fertilise as the egg passes down the fallopian tubes to the uterus.

Question 6

intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICIS)?

Answer 6

• a single sperm is injected into a single egg resulting in a embryo which is transferred into the womens uterus .

Question 7

artificial insemination by donor (AID)?

Answer 7

• semen is donated by another man

- semen is inserted into the woman’s upper vagina at the time of ovulation.

Question 8

surrogacy?

Answer 8

• woman may agree to bear a child for a couple when the female partner is unable to become pregnant.
• the baby is given to the genetic parents once born.

Question 9

types of infertility?

Answer 9

• in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
• Gametes intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
• Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICIS)
• Artificial insemination by donor (AID)
• surrogacy