HomeoStasis: Hormones to Treat infertility.

Question 1

What is one way fertility is treated?

Answer 1

• FSH and LH are given to a women.
• “Fertility drug”.
• Causes women to ovulate more than usual.
• Increases chances of becoming pregnant through sexual intercourse.

Question 2

What is another way to treat fertility?

Answer 2

IVF.

• Fertilisation takes place out of the body.
• Mother is first treated with FSH and LH, causes several eggs to mature.
• Eggs are collected from the mother.
• Sperm from the father is collected and it is used to fertilise the egg in the labratory.
• Fertilised eggs develop into embryos.
• Once embryos develop inserted into the womens woumb.
• Develop in the mother in the usual way.

Question 3

What is the benefit of IVF and disadvantages?

Answer 3

• Gives a women to have a chance to have a baby of her own.
• Success rates are low.
• Emotionally stressful.
• Physical demanding on the mother.
  E.g: Treatment with fertilty drugs and collection of eggs.
• Lead to multiple births- risky for mother and children.-
• Not all embryos created will be transferred into the mother
  = Some embryos are destroyed (Unethical).
• Expensive.(Money could be spent on other medical issues).