KA3 Flashcards
What do men do continuously women don’t
Men continuously produce permanent testes therefore show continuous fertility
A woman is only photo for a few days and l each menstrual cycle
Women therefore show cyclist fertility
Calculation of female period can be indicated by.
- Temperature race are around 0.5° after ovulation.
2 thin and watery cervical mucus
What are reasons females are infertile
Feeler to overlay caused by failure of patriotic gland to secrete FSH AND LH
If women are infertile, then how could we possibly stimulate ovulation?
- mimic the action of FSH & LH
- Prevent the nectar feedback effect of oestrogen on FHH secretion.
When the drugs are used to help out the feeling ovulation, what can happen?
These drugs can cause super ovulation which can result in multiple births. This could be also used to collect over for fertilisation in other words IVF programs.
Sex what happens to the semen?
Semen is introduced into the female reproductive system
What does artificial insemination
It is when sperm is inserted to the female reproductive track by some other means of sexual reproduction
Why is artificial insemination useful?
•Useful if the male has a low sperm count
•Several sample of sperm collected
Semen from a donor can be used in this •process if the man is sterile
Another method we can use is intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Question is why is it carried out?
•If the males mature sperm art defective or very low in number
• The head of the sperm is drawn into the needle and injected directly into the egg to achieve fertilisation
ICSI can be used during IVF
In vitro fertilisation
When does it occur?
It occurs outside the body in a culture dish
Steps in IVF
- woman given hormonal treatment to stimulate super ovulation
- surgery to remove several eggs
- Eggs mixed with sperm and culture – to love fertilisation to occur.
- Zygote are incubated until formed at least 8 cells.
- the more then transferred to the unit address for implantation
What is preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
PGD commute during IVF identify single gene disorders and chromosome abnormalities
What type of embryos would be used
(PGD)
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