Lesson 4: Fertility Treatments Flashcards
artificial insemination
sperm injected into uterus
In vitro Fertilization (IVF)
eggs removed from ovaries and fertilized w/ sperm, then placed back into uterus
surrogacy
embryo (fertilized egg) placed into another person’s uterus
sperm donor
sperm supplied by sperm bank
egg freezing
eggs r frozen nd stored so they can be fertilized and transferred to uterus later
infertility
unable to have a baby after 12 months of unprotected sex OR 6 months after 35
how many canadians are unfertile
1 in 6
impacts of using reproductive technology
- multiple births (twins/triplets)
- lack of support (religously)
- error
- too expensive
which is not a cause of infertility
allergies
number one cause of infertility
age
causes of infertility
- age
- stress
- weight
- STIs
- habits
sterilization
to become infertile w/ choice
non-examples of fertility treatments
- adoption
- cloning
law that exists in canada regarding ART
can’t pay for surrogate or sperm in canada
sofia vergara’s case
- had embryo frozen w ex bf
- broke up, bf wanted to use it and sofia waned to destroy it
- sofia won court case, embryo was destroyed
why might some religions be against ART
- masturbuation (sperm donor)
- can occur w/o marriage
- going against god’s plan
fertility treatment w/ low success rate
artificial insemination
minimum cost for IVF
$10k
most common infertility treatment
IVF
why is IVF good
get best egg and sperm
problem w/ surrogacy
many ppl go to third-world countries to find surrogate
moral implication of sperm donor + irl example
- when should donors stop donating?
- no registry for donors exists
- ed houben: has 100 kids
what do workplaces do to help w/ fertility treatments?
some have workplaces benefits for egg freezing
