Issues on Artificial Reproduction its Morality and EthicoMoral Responsibility of Nurses Flashcards
Methods used to achieve pregnancy through the use of artificial or partially artificial means.
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Assisted Reproductive Technology is grossly used for ______.
infertility treatment
Defines as the act through which sperm is placed into a female’s uterus, or the intrauterine method, or into the cervix, or the intracervical method
Assisted Reproductive Technology
sperm is placed into a female’s uterus,
intrauterine method
sperm is placed into a female’s cervix
intracervical method
TWO PROCESS THAT AI EMPLOYS:
- Homologous or Artificial Insemination from the Husband (AIH)
- Heterologous or Artificial Insemination from a Donor (AID)
sperm of the Husband of the Woman
Homologous or Artificial Insemination from the Husband (AIH)
sperm of a construed donor
Heterologous or Artificial Insemination from a Donor (AID)
It must be clear that in AIH or AID, it is the ___ who is incapable of reproduction and not the ____.
wife; husband
RISKS of ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (3)
Multiple Delivery
Preterm Delivery
Birth – Weight Delivery
Some Catholic Theolegians argue that the AIH is acceptable while AID is not for it is equivalent to ______.
‘‘permitted’’ adultery
Children conceived or born during the marriage of the parents are legitimate.
Children conceived as a result of artificial insemination of the wife with the sperm of the husband or that of a donor or both are likewise legitimate children of the husband and his wife, provided, that both of them authorized or ratified such insemination in a written instrument executed and signed by them before the birth of the child. The instrument shall be recorded in the civil registry together with the birth certificate of the child.
(Executive Order No. 209, s. 1987)
Chapter 1, Art. 164
THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES under PATERNITY AND FILIATION
the world’s very first IVF baby
Louise Brown
is a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman and fertilized in laboratory dish (either husband or another man) embryos are then implanted in a woman, where egg may be brought to term. (Edge & Groves, 2019)
In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
REASONS WHY IVF IS DONE (2)
infertility
desire to have a child without male partner (Staff, 2019)
BEFORE IVF: (3)
-Fertility
-Semen Sample
-Donor sperm
STEPS OF IVF: (5)
Ovarian Stimulation
Egg Retrieval
Sperm Retrieval
Fertilization
Embryo transfer
If you’re using your own eggs duringIVF, at the start of a cycle you’ll begin treatment with _______ to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs — rather than the single egg that normally develops each month. Multiple eggs are needed because some eggs _______ after fertilization.
synthetic hormones; won’t fertilize or develop normally
To determine when the eggs are ready for collection, your doctor will likely perform: (2)
Vaginal ultrasound
Blood tests
an imaging exam of your ovaries to monitor the development of follicles where eggs mature
Vaginal ultrasound
to measure your response to ovarian stimulation medications — estrogen levels typically increase as follicles develop, and progesterone levels remain low until after ovulation
Blood tests
Blood tests
to measure your response to ovarian stimulation medications — ____ levels typically _____ as follicles develop, and ____ levels remain ____ until after ovulation
estrogen levels typically increase; progesterone levels remain low until after ovulation
WHAT STEP OF IVF?
If you’re using your own eggs duringIVF, at the start of a cycle you’ll begin treatment with synthetic hormones to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs — rather than the single egg that normally develops each month. Multiple eggs are needed because some eggs won’t fertilize or develop normally after fertilization.
Ovulation Induction
WHAT STEP OF IVF?
During ____, you’ll be sedated and given pain medication.
An ultrasound probe is inserted into your vagina to identify follicles. Then a thin needle is inserted into an ultrasound guide to go through the vagina and into the follicles to retrieve the eggs.
If your ovaries aren’t accessible through transvaginal ultrasound, an abdominal ultrasound may be used to guide the needle.
The eggs are removed from the follicles through a needle connected to a suction device. Multiple eggs can be removed in about 20 minutes.
Egg Retrieval
_______ is the usual retrieval method for egg retrieval.
Transvaginal ultrasound aspiration
After egg retrieval, you may experience ______.
cramping and feelings of fullness or pressure.