The Pros And Cons Of Assisted Reproduction Technology

Transplantation of the uterus is a surgical procedure for patients who are born without a Uterus due to cervical cancer. The purpose of this surgical procedure is to help woman who are not able to have children be able to reproduce. Many doctors have considered going through with this process for many of years. They did not have a manual to direct them through the surgery, however, they were determined to make it possible for woman born without a uterus to have kids.

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.

Only twenty years ago, embryo freezing (cryopreservation) was considered a technique that raised “disturbing,” “extremely difficult,” “incredibly complex,” and even “nightmarish” ethical issues. Currently, however, at least 41 of the 169 infertility clinics in the United States have begun to implement in vitro fertilization protocols (IVF) (Freemann et al., 1986). The number of frozen embryos in this country nearly tripled, from 289 to 824, between 1985 and 1986 (Van Steirteghem and Van Den Abbel, 1988). An estimated ten infants in the U.S. and sixty in the world were born as of 1988 after having been frozen as embryos. The government and professional advisory groups have endorsed embryo

Assisted reproductive technologies is “any fertilization consisting of tampering with of gametes/ embryos outside the female body and then putting the gametes/embryos into the female body.” (Donchin 11) These procedures offers a way for several of families who have spent countless time attempting to have a child of their own, but have drained all other possibilities, to do so. The new advancement in reproductive technologies give significant aid to couples who are unable to reproduce, and make many new reproductive arrangements possible. The different options available for adults considering childrearing in unusual ways under new reproductive methods are two-party and third-party assisted reproduction. Assisted reproduction can raise some ethical

The procedure of uterine transplantation is very promising. It presents hope to women who have none. The issue is not that the hope is a bad thing, the issue stems from the desire for nonmalefice mentioned earlier. Dr. Caplan states that for many women there exists a therapeutic misconception. The misconception is that the uterus transplant will work (682). According to Catanos el al., research shows that patients pursuing innovative surgery tend to focus so much on apparent benefits that the procedure may bestow that they fail to fully comprehend the risks associated with this procedure. At this point, all transplants of this sort are experimental, and there is no guarantee that the transplanted organ will result in a viable

In a situation known as gestational surrogacy, a woman other than egg donor will serve as the surrogate. The donor eggs are fertilized with the father’s sperm during IVF and the resulting embryos are transferred to the surrogate’s uterus of the

The policy that will be mainly discussed is the state and federal laws toward the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology(ART). The government should provide funding to allow all states to pass infertility insurance laws. In order to give infertile couples a chance to create their own family with a healthy baby.

Imagine being told you will never be able to have a child. For many women this is the case. Nearly 4500 newborn girls are born with ovaries, but no uterus. This can be very detrimental news for any women with hopes of eventually having a family. Eventually, women with this syndrome, will never have to hear that they are incapable of having a child of their own. Doctors from the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Weston, Florida are working to be the first in the United States to successfully transplant a uterus from a donor to a live women. The transplanted uterus will be taken from organ donors, as the surgery is too vigorous for a live person, though it has been done in Sweden. The uterus of a donor can survive up to eight hours outside of the body if it is kept cold. The eligible recipients of the transplant are women who are born without a uterus, had it removed or have uterine damage.

After the birth of Louise Brown, first in the world test-tube baby, the techniques of Assisted Reproduction have gained a very large diffusion and a great effort has been put to improve the knowledge of the complex mechanisms residing behind human reproduction. Yet, the results are often disappointing, with a chance for pregnancy ranging from around 60% in young patients till around 24% in women above the age of 40. Repeated attempts to conceive after sometimes years, are disappointing and truly devastating for people willing to have a family. The disappointment can become all-consuming, principally for the woman who feels guilty and the sole accountable of the failure.

Rarely any women encounter many side effects or unbearable pain after this procedure. However, there are numerous disadvantages that could be brought up. The most dangerous risk that could be encountered is the keen discomfort brought by the Catheter.

Imagine having the one thing you want, taken away from you. This is the reality for 7 million women. These women who may want to carry a child of their own, are infertile. No matter what they do, they cannot seem to conceive a child. Until these women discover the magic of in vitro fertilization. IVF is a reproductive technology that is designed to aid women and couples with the conception of a baby. This technology is great, and simple to grasp, “[d]uring in vitro fertilization (IVF), eggs and sperm are brought together in a laboratory glass dish to allow the sperm to fertilize an egg.” (WebMD) Couples who originally could not, but wanted to give the gift of life, now can. However, with all of the great IVF can produce, people still disagree

IVF raises many of these difficult moral issues. If the above conceptions about the nature of ethics were correct, however, discussion of these issues would either be futile (because morality is a matter of personal choice or opinion) or superfluous (because morality is what a divine or secular authority says it is) (Walters 23). In this paper, I want to suggest that it is not only possible, but also necessary to inquire into the ethics of such practices as IVF because the fact that we can do something does not mean that we ought to do it.

Many scientists and others believe that if gene therapy can be refined, it could be implemented to ultimately put an end to genetic disorders. The parents would have the children they want, and the children who had the natural disposition towards a genetic disorder could possibly become a normal child, whereas otherwise they would probably end up losing their life due to abortion. Those that support gene therapy view it as a win-win strategy:

Every living thing is the product of the genes that were passed down from ancestors. Genes make up everything we are. One gets their traits from their parents. Most people live full lives with relatively good health. However, some people inherit mutated genes or faulty genes. This could lead to genetic disorders that could be life threatening. Even today, many genetic disorders still remain incurable, leaving many people without hope. Genetic therapy could be their answer. It is through this research that the cure for genetic disorders can be found. Though some people believe it is unethical or immoral to alter genes, current therapeutics have not been able to save the lives of the patients with these diseases. Genetic therapy

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.