Fertility

Question 1

In sterilisation which tubes are cut off or tied off in males?

Answer 1

Sperm ducts

Question 2

How dues progesterone prevent pregnancy?

Answer 2

Inhibits LH so no eggs are release and creates a thick mucus which blocks sperm

Question 3

What is the only guaranteed method to prevent pregnancy

Answer 3

Abstinence (don’t have sex)

Question 4

What has to be cut or tied off in women for sterilisation?

Answer 4

Fallopian tunes

Question 5

What is IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation)

Answer 5

When an egg is surgically removed from a woman , fertilised elsewhere then surgically re-inserted back into the woman’s uterus to give birth

Question 6

What are some disadvantages of IVF

Answer 6

-Physically and emotionally stressful for the woman and the couple
-high chance of multiple births which could cause harm for the mother and the babies and the more babies there are the lower the chance if successful births

Question 7

What is ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection)?

Answer 7

When a sperm is directly injected into the egg