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“In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the most common and most effective type of assisted reproductive technology (ART) to help women become pregnant” (Medical News Today). In Vitro Fertilization is a process where an egg is fertilized by a sperm outside the body, in the laboratory. Immediately after the embryo is produced, it is then positioned in the uterus. The process has 5 steps and takes about 4-6 weeks. The first step in the process is the ovarian stimulation. This step involves drugs. The hormone that’s taken over 8-14 days, fuels and stimulates the ovaries to produce more than one egg each cycle (The In Vitro Process). IVF requires several eggs because there is a chance that some eggs might not develop fine after fertilization. After that, the doctor will use ultrasound or he will test the blood in order to decide when it is necessary for him to take out the eggs. The ultrasound test is a painless scan that uses sound waves to come up with images of organs in the body. The ultrasound test looks like this:
The second step is the egg retrieval: once the eggs are ready for retrieval, the doctor does a transvaginal ultrasound aspiration. This is a simple operation that uses a small amount of anesthesia to locate the eggs. When the doctor locates the eggs, he inserts a needle to get them out. Step number 3 is Insemination: after retrieval, doctors inspect the eggs and decide which egg is the most conceivable for a successful pregnancy. Then he places the eggs in a laboratory, while they retrieve the father’s sperm. The sperm is then added to the eggs in an incubator. An incubator is a device that preserves eggs and keeps them warm. After that is the Fertilization and embryo culture. Usually in a matter of hours,...
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For many years, infertile couples have had difficulty facing the reality that they can not have children. According to Nidus Information Services Incorporated, 6.2 million women in the United States are infertile. This problem leads to many options. A few options have been used for a long period of time: the couple could adopt a child or keep trying to have a child themselves. For those couples that want to have their own children, there are new options arising. In vetro fertilization is an option that gives couples the chance to have a doctor combine the male's sperm and the woman's eggs in a petri dish and implant them into the woman's womb after the artificial conception. This may result in multiple pregnancies - more than five in some cases. This does not only occur in implantation, however. Many times the patient's doctor will ask her to consider selective reduction: aborting a few fetuses to save the ones she can. In a case of multiple pregnancy, selective reduction should be considered an option.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is a complex series of procedures used to help those who want children but struggle with infertility. The process consists of extracting eggs from a woman and collecting a man’s sperm sample then manually combining them in a lab dish. Once the embryo(s) are created they are transferred to a woman’s uterus. IVF is commonly used in woman who cannot conceive on their own due to different reasonings. “These include but are not limited to blocked or damaged fallopian tubes, male factor infertility, woman with ovulation disorders, genetic disorders, woman who have had their fallopian tubes removed and unexplained infertility.” (American Pregnancy)
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Donor-assisted insemination is a process that enables a woman to conceive a child through the donated sperm/egg of a male or female. Donor insemination is a technique that has been used around the world for fifty eight years. This technique is often used in situations where a man or woman suffer from infertility and are unable to produce children on their own. Donor-insemination is also used to help gay people or single people have children. In these cases, the child grow up to never know their genetic father/mother. The children born from donor- assisted reproduction only have access to basic, non-identifying information such as: race, height, eye-color, etc. This is not enough information to settle the donor-inseminated (DI) children's desire to know about their parents. I personally think the DI children have a natural right to know where they came from. Many DI children say that knowing about their genetic parent is something that they desire more than anything in the world. These children have a right to know about their genetic background, not only for themselves, but for their children as well.
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As of 1995, 20,000 babies had been born as a result of ART treatments.2 Since then, many women and couples have sought the services of IVF clinics all over the world with hopes of the miracle of conception. These people are usually ones who suffer from some sort of condition that renders them inferti...
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The process begins with hormone therapy and then freezing the eggs, because this assures that the women will become pregnant (London's Women Clinic). The next steps involves the single embryo transfer, then taking the frozen remands and transferring them into the women (London's Women Clinic). There are many check ups between the nine months as mentioned before .These checkups are required so the doctors and check on the baby and it’s progress. Also to see the health of the mother and baby. Lastly to check if there is a miscarriage that has already happened or is expected (London's Women Clinic). There are also many monthly hormone supplies (IVF- About In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)). Lastly there are the boosting of egg supply, checking on progress, and collecting the eggs (IVF- About In Vitro Fertilization
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