Technological Childern Flashcards
1
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IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)
A
You remove eggs from the mother and then you get sperm from the father and you put them together in a fluid.
- Some of the sperm may take to the eggs. You place them in the woman’s uterus. One or more of them may implant.
- The standard practice now is to only implant around two or three zygotes.
2
Q
ZIFT (Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer)
A
This is the same thing as IVF, except the zygotes are placed in the fallopian tubes.
3
Q
IUI (Intrauterine Insemination)
A
Semen is placed in the uterus
4
Q
GIFT (Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer)
A
Sperm and eggs are placed in the fallopian tube.
5
Q
ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection)
A
-sperm is taken and placed directly inside the egg.
6
Q
Genetic Engineering
A
Gene Splicing
7
Q
Cloning
A
replacing DNA of a zygote
8
Q
Fertility drugs
A
birth control
9
Q
Gamete Donation
A
sperm donation
10
Q
Surrogate Motherhood
A
another mother carries a baby for another mother.
