Sushma Pandey: The Use Of In Vitro Fertilization

This article discusses the first two test tube babies meeting each other at a fertility conference. Through this, it displays how two of the first humans produced by this technology can bond over something such as their specialized births and what "life growing up in the spotlight has been like" (Simpson). The recognition of this event as a medical breakthrough helps to portray the importance of further advancement within this technology. As time continues so does the need to keep up with the new and upcoming technologies, and this article shows the importance of furthering the technology of IVF. The online article analyzed for the resolution of this topic was a book review in Louise Brown's autobiography. The review chose to focus on analyzing the parents of the first test tube baby opposed to the birth itself. This article states the negative effects IVF has had on the world and how it coincides with religion and moral beliefs. The review is very clearly against Louise Brown and what she has to say about the advancement that was her birth. Throughout the review, the author fails to include a counter argument for their

The author presents examples, where couples had to go through devastating loses, as their unborn children was either diagnosed with life shortening diseases, or died prematurely. Examples of miscarriages and severely premature births are also the reality for many of the couples reproducing the natural way. However, the IVF-Treatment allows couples to sort out ‘bad’ embryos from the good ones, allowing science to deliver a nearly guaranteed healthy baby – of the preferred sex – to the couple. With this in mind, people with money is able to sidestep the natural risks associated

Regulation on IVF and other fertility services is necessary. The procedures being done are medical, psychological, and controversial enough to receive federal attention. When a human being is made in a lab, laws need to exist in case a couple divorces, changes their mind, or to prevent immoral decisions in the future. Becoming a parent is an understandable human right, nonetheless the desire of conceiving a child of one’s own can get out of hand. Yearning can lead to selfish decision making. Customers in the fertility clinics are desperate and will do anything they can to have a

Hello this is Fey Pock and welcome to 96.1 Knight Radio, where we have all the latest news for you. Today’s topic is Assisted Reproductive Technology. Assisted Reproductive Technology, known as ART, is a type of procedure that is used to achieve pregnancy. The most commonly known type is In-Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, which is when the egg from the female is fertilized by the sperm from the male outside of the body and then replaced inside the uterus to have the highest chance of pregnancy. This may be viewed as “Playing God”, but it is widely used without the world for the greater good. There are many reasons why this technology should be used widely throughout the world, such as eliminating genetic diseases in the near future, allowing homosexual

The inception of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) was conceived in the 1970’s, subject of enormous debate and controversy. This is mostly due to a lack of understanding, and the public’s concerns over the success of the procedure and its purpose. “Infertility is most commonly caused by a disorder in the fallopian tube and oviduct, created by a blockage or damage” noted in an article by the Mayo Clinic. IVF allows for conception regardless of any blockage, this process is commonly known as test tube babies and despite the fact that any women are able to conceive children, why is this seen as a blight of life. There are too many children locked in the foster care system, orphaned due to circumstances not their own, yet we will not take in these children. The cost of IFV can range from 3000 to 12000 dollars per session sometimes needing several sessions to achieve a successful pregnancy. (Ezine Article, 2010)

Interventions such as Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) have opened up a diverse field of scientific research, committed to overcoming this biological issue. Over decades of momentous

Firuleasa, Ingrid-Laura, MD, PhDrs, Florescu, Silvia MD, researcher dgr. III, PhD in medicine Moldovan,Mona MD, researcher dgr. II, PhDrs, 2010“Ethical Dilemmas of Intra-vitro Fertilization”. Management in Health.14:2 Retrieved November 5, 2015 (http://journal.managementinhealth.com/index.php/rms/article/view/109/262)

Since the beginning of time, women have had problems becoming pregnant. Artificial birth methods have been around since the 1500's in countries other than the United States. New technology has allowed many women to become pregnant who otherwise would never have been able to conceive. These methods give women the ability to enjoy motherhood. Cesarean sections, Infertility drugs, and IVF methods have had a rapid usage growth in the United States in the last twenty years. All three of these artificial birth methods are used daily by doctors and medical professionals, with IVF methods being used to least.

Parental fitness is not the only issue preventing alternative reproductive treatments from being a “cure-all” for couples experiencing infertility. Perhaps even more detrimental to treatment’s overall success, is the issue of cost. The costs of infertility treatments are huge, and “many couples receive little or no insurance coverage for the services and drugs they require” (Perry, 34). In today’s economic climate, money matters and many couples do not have the disposable income they require in order to receive infertility treatments. Simple fixes for known causes of infertility can range from $50-$3000, but for the 20% couples who have no known cause of infertility, treatments such as In-Vitro Fertilization have an average per cycle cost of $12,400 (Ordovensky Staniec & Webb, 974). As most couples require more than one cycle of in-vitro fertilization, the costs can reach upwards of $50,000. Many families can simply not afford these high costs. Couples with no insurance are more likely to undergo more aggressive rounds of in-vitro fertilization, choosing to have more embryos transferred in order to boost their chance of becoming pregnant. However, transferring more embryos also leads to higher rates of multiple births and high-risk pregnancies, both of which can lead to extremely high costs later in life (Feldstein, 2006). The cost of delivering twins can be

In the idealistic “American fantasy,” after a celibate relationship and a chaste marriage ceremony, the good-Christian couple would force themselves to have promiscuous relations in order to conceive an heir to their wonderful ranch property. And it is seen in this that the women, who are used as a carrier for the man’s children, are solely utilized as a fertilizing ground for man’s sperm. But, thankfully, this is not always the case. Most commonly, the woman is without a male counterpart and, given the woman wants to have children, she would need to go to a Cryobank. But it is 2015. In this forward-thinking society, the infertility of women has been recognized and is a fixable issue. And while this helps families and women who are in debt

With In Vitro Fertilization comes the high chance of giving birth to multiples or having an ectopic pregnancy. After paying upwards of $15,000, many parents are not in the financial position to pay for multiple children (Mann, Mali). Several who cannot have children turn to this treatment in order to start their family. As first-time parents, most are not prepared to suddenly go from a party of 2 to the huge jump that In Vitro Fertilization can bring into

Many people may not realize this, but genetic modification has already taken shape. A process known as in vitro fertilization (IVF) has aided numerous people who have had difficulty in fertility. Many years ago, the idea of a women getting pregnant through artificial insemination was a far cry from being feasible. The technology and science was not advanced enough to perform something as delicate and complexed as this. Even so, the development of IVF has created many people who could not have been born through traditional needs.

When a husband and wife want to have a child, but one or both of them are infertile, they must use alternatives to normal reproduction. In vitro fertilization, most commonly known as I.V.F., is the approach of removing the eggs from a fertile healthy female and the infertile female’s ovaries, removing the nucleic materials from the healthy female’s eggs and placing them into the infertile female’s eggs. Then they take the sperm from the male’s gonads, and then they are transfused inside of the glass science dish called a Petri dish. All of which is usually happening in a laboratory or in a safe environment where the egg can be fertilized by the sperm without being exposed to the outside air. Because in vitro fertilization is still under scrutiny by the FDA and has yet to be accepted, it is considered illegal, although even if an infertile couple wants to go ahead with the illegal act and do in vitro fertilization, it is quite the costly procedure with prices ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 in some

Unlike with adoption IVF allows one of the partners in the relationship to be the child’s biological parent. If two women want to have a child they can choose a sperm donor and then one of them can be implanted with the fertilized egg and it will allow them to have their own child. In some cases when there are two males the doctor will implant both of the partners sperm in the Surrogate so they won’t know which one of them is the father. Like the first reason helping people have children they wouldn't be able to have on their own is not in any way

For couples unable to conceive naturally who decide that adoption is not an option for them at this time or alternatively for their particular situation, the first step in the process to treat infertility is attempting to diagnosis the source of the infertility. In order to do this, both partners undergo a series of preliminary diagnostic tests and procedures to determine if either the male or female have any of the fertility related issues. Infertility by definition is not being able to conceive after one year of trying with unprotected sex. Trying to conceive not only affects the women but also the man can have some type of issues that can affect the couple ability to become pregnant. Infertility has become a growing issues for couples. According to CDC About 6% of married women 15–44 years of age in the United States are unable to get pregnant after one year of unprotected sex (infertility). Also, about 12% of women 15–44 years of age in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term, regardless of marital status called impaired fecundity. (http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/infertility)