Paper 2: Assisted Reproductive Therpay Flashcards
1
Q
What do fertility drugs cause?
A
An increase in the hormones FSH and LH
2
Q
What can fertility drugs be used for?
A
Help women who produce too little FSH
3
Q
How do fertility drugs work?
A
Stimulate eggs to mature and then be released
4
Q
What is the process of IVF?
A
1) fertility drug is given to women
2) eggs are taken from ovary’s
3) eggs are mixed with sperm in a dish for fertilisation
4) fertilised eggs develop in embryos
5) when embryos are tiny balls of cells, one or two of them are placed in a women’s womb to develop
5
Q
What does IVF stand for?
A
In-vitro fertilisation
