Meiosis and infertility

Question 1

What is infertility

Answer 1

Infertility occurs when a couple find it difficult or are unable to conceive naturally

Question 2

What are possible reasons infertility

Answer 2

insufficient reproductive hormones, affecting development of egg and sperm cell
Issues with reproductive system of female

Question 3

What is the first way of treating infertility

Answer 3

Use of hormones
FCH and LH: fertility drug to stimulate an egg production

Question 4

What are the concerns of using hormones to treat infertility?

Answer 4

Several extra released at once, so this increases chance of multiple births.
Low success rate
Expensive.

Question 5

What is treatment 2 to infertility?

Answer 5

IVF procedures:
1 giving a mother, FCH and LH to stimulate the maturation of several eggs.
2 eggs are collected from the mother and fertilised by sperm from father in a Lab
3fertilised eggs develop into embryos.
4 embryos are inserted into mothers uterus.

Question 6

What are the pros of IVF treatment for infertility?

Answer 6

High success rate them hormones.
Less age, restricted.
Reduce genetic abnormality.
Doesn’t involve oviduct

Question 7

The negatives of IVF treatment for infertility

Answer 7

Expensive
Lots of surgery.
High chance of multiple births.
Not high success rate.