The For Assisted Reproductive Technology

It is assumed by most that we will all be able to grow up, fall in love, get married, and then have children of our own. This is not the lifestyle that all people choose, but it is still the view accepted by the majority of society. What happens when the unthinkable occurs and a happily married couple is unable to get pregnant? This is a reality for 7.1%, or 2.8 million, of the married couples in the United States (Lenox, 1999). Today, there are many people all over the world that decide to use fertility treatments to help them conceive a child, and this often leads to the birth of twins, triplets, or even higher order multiples. There are many risk factors that are involved in this type of

Making big choices in life can be difficult, especially if that big choice is having children. There are many men and women who are infertile that still want to have children. Most decide to adopt other children who do not have families or their families do not want them. But when adoption is not an option, there is now a way where those men and women can have their own children together through fertility treatments. Fertility treatments could be a good thing:being able to freeze egg and sperm, they can help infertile couples, and avoiding transmitted diseases would be easier.

Let me start by saying that the equipment has yet to be found a hundred percent safe for the embryo or the mother making the chances of a negative outcome a higher stake than it would initially be. Moreover, since the technology is fairly new it creates several unknown possibilities that researchers are unaware of. One of those big issues is being that when genetically modifying the embryo it may affect the gene pool which can cause difficulties later on throughout the family's genetic makeup. Also a huge problem through the lens of health is the fact that parents may use genetic modification for their superficial purposes, such as seeking out a blonde haired, grey eyed baby for appearance concerns rather than health concerns. Which can cause some health issues for the embryo if the parent becomes overly obsessed with the baby key features and not solely on the baby's health concerns. This key concept is a huge con when the topic of genetic modification of human embryos comes to the

Chile's health system has been evolving rapidly in recent years. The assigned role of the Chilean Medical Association has focused on medical ethics codes, and laws. Social organizations have emerged during the last decade and have been working together with the Chilean Fertility Society to change public health policies and attitudes in order to increase the access of people to modern reproductive technology. The current government has passed the August Law which decriminalizes abortion under three circumstances, the government also signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which establishes safe healthcare as a human right.(6) “Today, women have won, democracy has won, all of Chile has won,” said Bachelet(2). On the other hand, Reproductive technology, assisted reproductive technology (ART), is utilized but faces opposition from factors of social-religious conservatism, and gender-based discrimination. While reproductive technologies can be accessed by those who can afford out of pocket funding, most of the population relies on public healthcare, resulting in less than 4% of the population receiving treatment.(5) In this sense, more research of reproductive technologies, specifically mitochondrial transfer, should be reliant on biomedical research of genetic on bioethical levels, as gene therapy is authorized only for the purpose of treating diseases or preventing their appearance(4). In this sense, the mitochondrial

There are people around the world trying to have children right now, that cannot and need to use services like reproductive technology to even have the chance of a little one in their future. NRTs are one thing that can help, and it is moving forward with the advancements in technology and science. With this huge advancement in technology and science, many people are starting to question if these procedures are ethical. There are four principles of ethics. These principles are autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. Applying these principles of ethics to new reproductive technologies can

Hammons, Stacy A. “Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Changing Conceptions of Motherhood?” Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, Vol.23, No.3, August 2008, pp. 270-280.

Epigenetics shows the way that the gene is used when it is passed on, instead of looking at the way a specific DNA sequence is passed on from generations. Epigenetics is based upon adding or removing small tags of chemical to DNA (British Society for Cell Biology ). The tags are essentially highlighting specific genes with certain information that determines whether they are turned on or off, the chemical tag is know as methyl group containing the letters A, G, C, T that represent the gene makeup in DNA. The arrangement of methyl groups can either change over the course of a lifetime, or affect and individual permanently during embryo development, this is determined by a number of factors that could disrupt the distribution of the groups (British Society for Cell Biology). As we all know, every individual inherits one copy of the gene pair from their mother, and second from their father. However, in the case of genomic imprinting it is different, because while the individual still receives one copy from their parent the other copy is silenced. In humans and mice, there are about 80 imprinted genes which relate to growth and the placenta (British Society for Cell Biology). In most cases, epigenetics is not passed down from generation to generation, and when it rarely does, it only lasts a

Another way that same-sex couples can become parents is through assisted reproductive technology. These technologies involve in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination, intracervical insemination, and the “do-it yourself” method. That being said, homosexuals should have the same access to these technologies that heterosexual couples do. Same-sex couples and couples with fertility issues struggle to have families. But the struggle does not end with reproductive technology. A lot of times a surrogate mother or a donor is involved. That makes it a three parent situation. Therefore, if a surrogate mother decides she wants to keep the baby then that just introduces a whole lot more drama in the parent’s life. Assisted Reproductive Technology

How can the principles of ethics (autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice) assist in finding a middle ground on new reproductive technologies?

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 thought of having a child or children usually begins either before marriage or shortly thereafter for most couples. Many couples begin to ask each other how many children they would like to have together; whether they will be boys or girls; where will they go to school; will they become active in sports; and many other questions. For some couples these dreams begin to diminish over time when they do not conceive a child. They try for many years – following the ovulation cycle of the wife, but conception is never achieved from their efforts. Some of these couples turn to specialists in infertility to help them realize their dreams of a family. Infertility doctors often use various forms of Assisted Reproductive Techniques “ART” to bring

Also, during postnatal day 1, the GR promoter had newly methylated regions in both groups, however they don’t know if that is common around birth or if it is unique to the 1¬7 promoter. The location of the methylation would be a control variable, and the positive control would be region 17, the 3’ CpG dinucleotide, which remains methylated under different conditions. This figure would be necessary since not every part of the hypothesis was answered, further studies would be required.

Epigenetics can be hereditable or environmental factors that affect the expression of genes and lead to changes in gene expression. Unlike genetics, epigenetics does not only have to do with which genes are passed down to the offspring and the DNA sequence. The environmental conditions of the offspring’s parents impact the genes in their eggs and sperms by “switching on” certain genes and “switching of” others (Dowshen). Since the genes expression of the gametes are affect, the phenotypes of the offspring will change. Even in a person’s lifetime, environmental factors such as stress, chemical exposure, and diet can continue to impact gene expression through DNA methylation. During DNA methylation, a methyl group is randomly added to a 5-carbon cytosine ring, making 5-methylcytosine and these groups inhibit transcription. (Cheriyedath). Due the fact that transcription is not possible, the expressing of the genes in that section of the DNA strand will be suppressed. The attachment of the methyl group to DNA is not determined, which means that

associated with the use of advanced assisted reproductive technology (Teays&Purdy, 2001, Bioethics,Justice,&Health Care,p.648).Currently, the number of in vitro fertilization procedures that can be performed by 100 heath-care workers is about 1,000 per year. Any implication of medical and laboratory procedures that could improve results would decrease the number of healthcare workers needed and ultimately lower the cost per procedure (Teays&Purdy, 2001, Bioethics,Justice,&Health Care,p648).

Artificial reproductive technology (ART) is defined as procedures which stimulate a woman 's ovaries to produce eggs, the eggs are then removed, combined with sperm, and then returned to a woman 's body (Bell, 2016). ART is becoming more and more popular throughout that globe. This method of conceiving children gives women who may be struggling with infertility options that were not possible before the advent of such methods. ART is relevant to the sociological definition of global health because it is evidence of the fact that our world has become interdependent especially when it comes to medical technology. However with ART comes the notion of the culture of disguise and in many countries this is an integral part of artificial reproductive technology process. With that being said, sociologists should look to study and understand the culture of disguise in ART as it pertains to global health and it shapes interactions between people and the society they live in.