hormones to treat infertility Flashcards

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causes of infertility

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blocked fallopian tubes
blocked sperm ducts
not enough s in testes
lack of mature eggs
failure of ovaries to realise egg

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IVF process

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ovaries: fertility drugs used to make lots of egg mature
lab: eggs are collected and placed in petri dish
semen is collected and mixes with eggs in dish
eggs start to fertilise
human: 1 or 2 of embryos are placed in womb

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issues around IVF

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unnatural
allows parents to conceive
enables older generation to have children
can result in multiple births which can be distressing
expensive
allows younger women to have children later in life

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