Fertility
- Created by: Yadna
- Created on: 05-01-17 19:26
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- Menstrual Cycle and Fertility
- Pituitary gland produces FSH- causes egg to mature in ovaries and stimulates oestrogen
- Ovaries produce oestrogen- inhibits further production of FSH and stimulates LH and womb lining to develop to receive fertilised egg
- Pituitary gland produces LH- stimulates release of mature egg from the ovary
- Ovaries produce oestrogen- inhibits further production of FSH and stimulates LH and womb lining to develop to receive fertilised egg
- Contraceptive pill may contain oestrogen and progesterone. Some pills progesterone-only with fewer side effects
- Prevents production of FSH so no eggs mature
- Advantages- pill reduces family size which reduces poverty in some areas and allows women to plan their pregnancies
- Disadvantage-can causes side effects and some people object for ethical or religious reasons
- FSH and LH given in fertility treatment for women who can't produce mature eggs
- Advantages- helps infertile couples having IVF, which helps them have a baby
- Disadvantage-expensive process and some people think it's unethical when older women have babies by IVF and embryos can be stored or destroyed
- Fertility drug injected to mature many eggs for collection
- Eggs collected injected with sperm in a lab
- Embryo grows and implanted into uterus
- Eggs collected injected with sperm in a lab
- Pituitary gland produces FSH- causes egg to mature in ovaries and stimulates oestrogen
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