Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Infertility is the inability or failure to conceive after a year of regular intercourse without contraception. There are two categories to classify infertility, primary and secondary. Primary infertility occurs in women who have never conceived while secondary infertility occurs in women who had a previous conception. Affecting about one in six couples, there are many causes of infertility. A little more than half of cases of infertility are attributed to female conditions. Female conditions include

reproductive organs or can create problems like low sperm count for male. Another disadvantage of IVF is because the process involves an operative procedure, there are the associated risk of infection, anaesthetic risks and haemorrhage. “Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is also a risk that associated with treatment where the ovaries are stimulated through the use of medications, to make multiple eggs. This of course is what happens in IVF and as such, OHSS is a risk of patients undergoing this

“For years, reproductive specialists have been helping people become parents, even enabling them to choose the sex of their baby. One fertility doctor is taking things a step further, offering what some are calling ‘designer babies,’ as Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports” (CBS News). Though designer babies are not yet feasible, choosing the gender of the baby is. This is possible through in-vitro fertilization, a process in which an egg is retrieved from a mother and sperm

As with all fields of science, stem cells have, and are still, been the subject of multiple court cases, some of which conclude with the defendant 's case winning. For example in the Moore v. Regents of University of California et al, the plaintiff accused the Regents of University of California, specifically Dr. Golde, of using his cells for lucrative medical research without his permission (Moore v. The Regents of The University of California et al., 1990). This case doesn’t specifically address

chance of having that tested for disease. This is important as it allows a couple with the opportunity to conceive with having less stress of having a child with a genetic condition. A major risk of PGD is the women's development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). “This is where many follicles are produced, which causes the ovaries to enlarge to up to

and how money affects the tendency that women have to continue donating. As a result of decreased numbers of repeat donors, women are less susceptible to the health risks that come along with the process. The more serious risk of egg donation is “ovarian

Steven Weinberg, a famous theoretical physicist, once said, “It does not help that some politicians and journalists assume the public is interested only in those aspects of science that promise immediate practical applications to technology or medicine” (Doc, 2016, p. 1). Though this refers to many, if not all, fields of science when there are new technological advances, there is one in particular that falls under this assumption. There are two basic fields within stem cell research and the one

I’m a young college student and like most college students our currency runs low fast. Trying to keep up with the party life things are becoming tighter. Bills are starting to back up student loan payment are almost 30 days past due. I can’t seem to land a job nowhere not even at a fast food restaurant. I was reading the paper and I came across an ad that was looking for young women who wanted to donate their eggs for monetary compensation. With the starting price of anywhere from $6,000 to as much

Defines and describes the process of PGD “Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a procedure used prior to implantation to help identify genetic defects within embryos created through in vitro fertilization to prevent certain diseases or disorders from being passed on to the child.” This definition is from Americanpregnancy.org. PGD is used to screen for genetic diseases in embryos before they are placed back into the Uterus through IVF. If an embryo comes back with a genetic disease it is discarded

The 21st century is said to be the best time to be human and to be alive compared to our history as people. We have seen the remarkable happen in the past 10 years within medical advances such as the discoveries of the Human Genome Project, HIV Cocktails, Stem Cell Research, Cancer Therapies and the list goes on. These medical advances have changed the face of humanity in all the right ways and our future generations have a fighting chance to proceed and enjoy the lives that we have provided for