Fertility Treatments
- Created by: libbygrace
- Created on: 18-06-16 18:19
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- Infertility treatments
- Donation of eggs
- Women may donate a small number of their eggs (~10) anonymously
- Eggs used in IVF
- FSH
- Stimulates the maturation of eggs
- May also be given to egg donors
- In Vitro Fertilisation
- Eggs removed from the body and fertilised then returned to mother's body
- Multiple eggs returned (3-4)
- Because of low success rate
- Multiple eggs returned (3-4)
- Offspring sometimes called test tube babies
- Expensive and invasive but low risk
- Quite low success rate
- Ethical concerns
- Eggs removed from the body and fertilised then returned to mother's body
- Surrogate mothers
- Women who agree to become pregnant for, and deliver a baby to, another couple
- Either a natrual mother or via IVF treatment
- Different laws apply across the world
- Donation of eggs
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