treating infertility

• What are ways of treating infertility?

  • Fertility drug
  • In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
• What does a fertility drug contain?

  FSH and LH to stimulate the maturation of several eggs.
• What are the IVF steps?

  • Woman takes fertility drugs
  • Several eggs are collected
  • The eggs are fertilised by sperm in the lab
  • The fertilised eggs develop into tiny balls of cells
  • 1-2 embryos are inserted into the woman's uterus
• What the positives of IVF?


  Gives the woman a chance to have a baby of her own.
• What are the negatives of IVF?

  • Emotionally and physically stressful
  • Not high success rates
  • Can lead to multiple births - puts baby and mother and risk