hormones to treat infertility

• what is the fertility drug?

  FSH and LH are injected into a women = causes women to ovulate more and increase the chances to become pregnant through sex
• How does IVF work?

  1.mother is treated with FSH and LH causing egg to mature

  2.sperm from the father is collected and used to fertilise the egg in a laboratory

  3. once embryo are tiny balls of cells, they are inserted into the uterus which develop inside the womb
• what is a benefit of IVF?

  gives a women a chance to have a baby of her own
• what are 5 problems with IVF?

  1. success rates aren't high
  2. IVF is emotionally stressful for both parents
  3. can lead to multiple births which is risky for both mum and baby
  4. not all embryos created will be transferred into the mother = embryos are then destroyed= unethical
  5. expensive
• 2 methods to treat infertility?

  fertility drug and IVF