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Question 1

What does ART stand for?

Answer 1

Assisted Reproductive Technology

Question 2

State 2 examples of ART.

Answer 2

 Hormone therapy

 In vitro fertilisation (IVF)

Question 3

What is the aim of ART?

Answer 3

ART aims to increase the chances of pregnancy to occur.

Question 4

Who is Clomifene therapy aimed at?

Answer 4

it is aimed at women that rarely or never release egg cells

Question 5

How does Clomifene work?

Answer 5

Clomifene is a drug that results in an increase of the concentration of FSH and LH in the blood.

 FSH triggers the maturation of an egg cell in the ovaries.
 LH triggers ovulation.

Question 6

When is In vitro fertilisation (IVF) used?

Answer 6

it is used when the oviducts are blocked or if the
man has a low sperm count

Question 7

What are the 4 steps of In vitro fertilisation (IVF)?

Answer 7

1. Egg follicle maturation stimulated by hormones
2. Egg cells released by many follicles and taken from ovary and at the same time sperm cells are taken form a man
3. eggs and sperm combine to allow fertilisation
4. one or two health embryos are placed in the uterus

Question 8

When do we use Egg donation?

Answer 8

When the woman is infertile which means the woman’s ovaries aren’t producing eggs

Question 9

How are surrogate mothers used as a Infertility treatment?

Answer 9

if the woman isn’t able to grow an embryo in her
uterus, then her partner’s sperm can be used to fertilise her eggs (or
another woman’s eggs)