Controlling Fertility

Question 1

How can the hormone oestrogen help to reduce fertility?

Answer 1

Oestrogen can be used to prevent the release of an egg.
If its taken everyday to keep the level of it high it inhibits the production of FSH, so after a while egg development and production stops and stays stopped.

The pill is a contraceptive that contaims Oestrogen

Question 2

Advantages of reducing fertility

Answer 2

The pill is 99% effective at preventing pregnancy

It reduces the risk of getting some types of cancer

Question 3

Disadvantages of reducing fertility

Answer 3

It isnt 100% effective, there’s still a slight chance of getting pregnant

Can cause side effects, like headaches, nausea, irregular menstrual bleeding…

Doesnt protect against STDs

Question 4

How can the hormone FSH help to increase fertility?

Answer 4

When FSH is too low it cant cause the egg to mature, which means no eggs are released resulting in no pregnancy.

FSH is taken to stimulate the egg production im the ovaries

Question 5

Advantages of increasing fertility

Answer 5

Helps alot of women to get pregnant

Question 6

Disadvantages of increasing fertility

Answer 6

Doesnt always work, some women have to do it many times which can be expensive

Too many eggs could be stimulated, resulting in unexpected pregnancies eg twins triplets etc