Vitro Fertilization : A Type Of Assisted Reproductive Technology

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

The first child born through in vitro fertilization was born in 1978. Despite the amount of time that has passed from then to now, in vitro is still very much experimental. Although there has been improvement in the probability that the patient will bear a child since the end of 1980 where in a study only 5.4% of cases were successful (Bernholz, 1984), going through the process of in vitro fertilization still does not guarantee a child. In the beginning stages where in vitro fertilization was fairly new, there was some push back, especially morally. Many thought that it was wrong for scientists to “play God” and create life. As with anything else, the times have changes and so have many people’s opinions. Although nearly impossible for all people to agree on one topic, the use of in vitro fertilization has become more widely accepted for patients who deal with infertility issues.

In vitro fertilization and human embryonic stem cell research are two of the most popular and controversial topics that are being discussed today. Lee Silver, from the film defines in vitro fertilization as:

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 main ethical issue with therapeutic cloning is the moral status of the cloned embryo, as it is created solely for destruction (Kfoury, 2007). Embryos created using this method are not treated with dignity, as they are not allowed to live more than a few days (Kfoury, 2007). Even though some scientist believe that this method can provide a source of cells for therapy in the future, others argue that it would result in commercial pressures and competition which could force scientists to undergo more research on embryos, which would just become a resource for researchers (Hug, 2015). This could mean millions of egg’s from women a year would be needed (Douglas and Savulescu, 2009). This method will mainly affect women in third world countries or places that have fewer legal restrictions as they could be used for their eggs (Kug,

The use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, used during in vitro fertilization, for medical screening and sex pre-selection is ethical so as long as it is done for the child’s best interest and not for superficial desires of the parents. Every year, around 3,945,875 babies are born in the United States (NIH, 2017). Unfortunately, 12.1% of women ages 15-44 and 8% of men ages 25 to 44 struggle with infertility issues (CDC, 2016). It is also challenging for gay and lesbian couples to become parents in which one is biologically related by using their gametes (Wittenstein, 2016). Luckily, there are several medical advancements that help individuals become pregnant. A controversial medical advancement that is commonly used is known as In-Vitro

Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is a method that allows individuals the ability to biologically conceive a child. Individual’s who use the in vitro fertilization method has the opportunity to identify genetic defects in the embryos by using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PDG) . However, having this ability raises various ethical issues.

Striving to find that common ground must incorporate patient’s rights and that the pursuit of future technologies in the reproduction area, as with all areas of medicine must calculate patient safety above all else; especially before profitability. For years, procedures such as In Vitro Fertilization has been marketed as a safe viable alternative method for reproduction, but at what cost ethically? According to the article In Vitro Fertilization: The Human

Despite different views about stem cell research, on the scientific and technical level stem cell research does not breach ethical values. Many stem cell methodologies now circumvent embryo death which is at the forefront of this ethical debate. In a process known as in vitro fertilization, “researchers mix a man’s sperm and a woman’s eggs together in a lab dish. Some of those eggs become fertilized and begin developing” which are then “implanted into the woman in hopes that she becomes pregnant” (CIRM). After the woman becomes pregnant and a family is started, the couple is given options in regards to the remaining embryos. They can “continue paying to store the embryos or they can defrost the embryos which destroy them or they can choose to donate the embryos for adoption. [They] can also choose to donate the frozen embryos for research” (CIRM). Embryonic stem cells collected in this way through in vitro fertilization may be viable alternatives to proceed with stem cell research. This very sensitive issue can thus be ethically remediated.

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

From a political perspective, there are pros and cons IVF treatments, the pros being pronatalist and working at encouraging a rise in the number of births due to our aging population, which would hopefully later lead to economic prosperity. The con being that it costs a lot upfront, for little immediate gain. From a social or more emotional and personal perspective, it makes complete sense to provide funding for all people who struggle with infertility in one way or another and want nothing more than to start a family. I do believe that IVF is an essential service and don’t think that there really should be limits to who the treatment is available to and just right now can’t see how this is economically possible. If IVF programs happened to become government-funded, due to the high costs, I do believe that some sort of regulations would have to be in place. There is always the possibility of a non-fully funded program, but a rise in the availability of subsidies; this could be the non-discriminative answer we are looking

Reproductive technology was developed in the biology and genetics of the embryo as it is now possible to test for chromosome and gene defects in the embryo, prior to implantation. This technique is called preimplantation genetic testing or preimplantation genetic diagnosis and is when one or more cells are removed from the embryo and analysed for chromosomal disorders or genetic diseases before embryo transfer. Therefore, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) not only assist in conception but can also avoid the birth of a child with a disability or hereditary disease. While new technologies continue to extend the available options for infertile couples, they also have the potential to help single women and homosexual couples to have children. Overall, these technologies have developed from when they were first introduced to now and have

To begin with, I will provide the basic medical facts involving IVF to give a solid understanding of what goes into the whole process and what facts involving this process cause the questioning of the ethical and moral issues. Infertility affects about 4.9 million couples in the United States, or one in every twelve. Approximately one-third of infertility cases can be traced to causes in the female (Encarta). However, a small proportion of infertile

Reproduction plays an important role in the stages of life. Unfortunately, for some, infertility prevents this from happening. By definition, infertility is “a disease or condition that results in the abnormal functioning of the male of female reproductive system, which interferes with the ability of a man or woman to achieve a pregnancy or of a woman to carry pregnancy to live birth” (Gilbert, 2007). Those who suffer from infertility have the desire to bear children and raise a family. Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) have made the desires of bearing children a reality. IVF is fertilization of an egg in a laboratory dish or test tube; specifically: fertilization by mixing sperm with eggs surgically removed from an ovary followed by uterine implantation of one or more of the resulting fertilized eggs. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is a procedure used prior to implantation to help identify genetic defects within embryos (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, n.d.). PGD is preceded by IVF. In 1998, a couple using IVF contacted the Centre for Medical Genetics to request to prescreen a selected embryo in the hopes of finding an identical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) donor sibling (Pennings, 2002). Since this request and procedure has taken place, more requests have been made to prescreen embryos. This has created attention among the media and public. In my opinion, PGD is unethical because an individual can discard unwanted