Fertility Treatments
- Created by: Louise
- Created on: 18-04-13 20:40
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Hormones
Some women do not produce enough FSH, meaning an egg cannot be matured, meaning an egg cannot be released and they cannot get pregnant
FSH and LH can be injected into the woman to help an egg be released
Pros
The woman can get pregnant
Cons
Might not work, meaning mulitple tries which can be expensive
Can cause multiple eggs to be stimulated causing unwanted triplets etc.
IVF
In-vitro fertilisation
Eggs are collected from a woman's ovaries and fertilised in a lab using the man's sperm
When an embryo is formed it is inserted into the woman's uterus to increase chance of pregnancy
They are then given FSH and LH to stimulate egg production
Pros
The infertile couple can produce offspring that is genetically…
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