Advantages and Disadvantages of fertility treatments - Advantages and disadvantages table in GCSE Biology

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Created on: 13-04-14 19:24

Advantages and Disadvantages of fertility treatments

Advantages

Contraceptive pills have helped to reduce family size which has helped reduce poverty in some areas.
It allows women to plan their pregnancies.
Fertility drugs can help infertile couples who are having IVF which means they can have a baby.

Disadvantages

The contraceptive pill can cause side effects.
Some people object to using it for ethical and religious reasons.
Too many eggs can be stimulated, resulting in unexpected pregnancies. Also multiple birth are risky for both the mother and babies.
It doesn't always work so many women may have to do it many times for it to work.
Some people think it is unethical for older women to have babies by IVF.
Some women have strong reactions to IVF.

Evaluation

I think that, overall, fertility treatments are an advantage because they give couples a chance of having a baby if they can't conceive naturally.

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