IVF

• What does follicle stimulating hormone do? 


  Stimulate an egg to mature.
• What does luteinising hormone do? 


  Stimulate an egg to be released (ovulation).
• If a woman cannot conceive naturally, she can be given Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH), which in many cases will restore fertility.
• The stages of in Vitro Fertilisation.

  1.first a women is given FSH and LH to stimulate their eggs to mature.

  2.These eggs can then be collected from the woman’s ovaries. Sperm is also collected from the male.

  3.The eggs are then fertilised by the sperm.

  4.These fertilised eggs are then left to grow into embryos in a laboratory incubator.

  5.Once the embryos are large enough, they are transferred to the woman’s uterus, so that they can develop into a foetus.
• What is Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)?

  Sperm is injected into an egg cell with a tiny needle.
• Why are embryos kept in an incubator whilst in the labatory?

  Optimal conditions.
• What are the cons of IVF?

  High chance of multiple births.

  It doesn’t always work.

  Can cause abdominal pain and vomiting.

  If can be stressful and emotionally upsetting.
• Why do some people think IVF is unethical?

  It could lead to ’designer babies’ if parents can select embryos with certain traits.

  Some embryos (human life potential) are destroyed.
• During IVF, where are the egg and sperm mixed?

  In a labatory.
• What do we call the release of an egg from the ovary?

  Ovulation.