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by: Dania Malih
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In Vitro Fertilization - The Main Idea

Benefits & Risks / Pros & Cons

Ethical Concerns
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to IV󰉇
 Wha󰉃 󰈎󰈼 IV󰉇?
Treatment for Infertility
In Vitro Fertilization, also referred to as IVF, is
a series of treatments for infertility. Infertility
is a condition in which couples can’t get
pregnant after at least a year of trying.

Why it’s Done / Main Uses

IVF is a series of treatments due to infertility.
IVF can also be used to prevent passing on
genetic problems to your child. IVF may be an
option due to fallopian tube damage, ovulation
disorders, issues with sperm, or due to other
reasons.
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IVF begins with hormonal treatments. These treatments help Sperm is then retrieved from a partner or donor and A blood test is done after 12 days to determine if
stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs. fertilization is attempted through conventional insemination the procedures were successful. If they were
Medications are taken to help eggs develop, delay ovulation, or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). A few days after successful, the prenatal care begins. If not,
and prepare the uterus for implantation. Once the eggs fertilization, one or more embryos are placed into the uterus progesterone is stopped, and menstruation
mature, they are retrieved using a transvaginal using a thin catheter, which is usually a quick and painless typically follows within a week.
ultrasound-guided needle. The collected eggs are then placed procedure. If the implant was successful the embryo will
in a nutrient-rich liquid for development. attach to the uterine lining within 6-10 days. Mild side effects
such as bloating, cramping, or chest tenderness can occur.
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Ben󰈩fi󰉃󰈼 & Ris󰈔󰈼
Pro󰈻 & C󰈡󰈞s
 Ben󰈩fi󰉃󰈼 / Pro󰈻

01
Benefits Infertile
02
Higher Chance Pregnancy Overcoming Infertility
03
“Helps those with blocked or damaged fallopian
Challenges
IVF will give you a higher chance to
Couples
tubes that prevent sperm from reaching the egg “For women with blocked or damaged fallopian tubes, IVF provides the best

get pregnant, since you can’t get opportunity to have a child using their own eggs. The procedure circumvents
or the fertilized egg from reaching the uterus.” the need for healthy fallopian tubes, giving hope to individuals facing this

Yale Medicine pregnant already, you are more challenge. Furthermore, IVF can be particularly successful for older patients or
those with a low ovarian reserve, as it focuses on the quality of eggs rather than
likely to get pregnant with IVF. the quantity.”
Reproductive Fertility
 Ris󰈔󰈼 / Con󰈻

01
Ectopic Pregnancy
02
Multiple Pregnancy
03
Ovarian
“This is a condition in which a fertilized egg attaches to “IVF raises the risk of having more than one baby. “This is a condition in which the ovaries become
tissue outside the uterus, often in a fallopian tube. The Becoming pregnant with multiple babies carries higher Hyperstimulation
swollen and painful. It can be caused by receiving shots
embryo can't survive outside the uterus, and there's no risks of pregnancy-related high blood pressure and of fertility medicines, such as human chorionic
way to continue the pregnancy. A small percentage of
diabetes, early labor and delivery, low birth weight, and gonadotropin (HCG), to trigger ovulation.”
people who use IVF will have an ectopic pregnancy”.
birth defects than does pregnancy with a single baby.”
Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
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Et󰈊i󰇸󰈀l
Con󰇹󰈩󰈹n󰈻
 Ma󰈎n E󰉃󰈋󰈏ca󰈗 C󰈡󰈞c󰇵󰈸󰈞s
In addition to the destruction of human embryos, a
commonly ignored problem is the serious health risk that
IVF poses to women, including the risk of death from
ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and the risks
associated with multiple pregnancy.

Another concern about IVF is

the treatment of the human
Difficulties in maintaining confidentiality are

embryo as an object subjected to another concern when undergoing IVF. IVF

treatment is performed by a multidisciplinary
quality control, manipulation,
team of healthcare professionals, making it
and destruction. sometimes difficult to maintain strict
confidentiality.
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ALL USED ARTICLES CITED

Appiah, David, and John K. Ganle. “Ethical Constraints and Dilemmas in the

Provision of In-Vitro Fertilization Treatment in Ghana: From the

Perspectives of Experts - BMC Medical Ethics.” BioMed Central, BioMed

Central, 17 Oct. 2024,

bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-024-01113-0

“In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical

Education and Research, 1 Sept. 2023,

www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitro-fertilization/about/pac-20

384716.

“In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).” Yale Medicine, Yale Medicine, 2 Apr. 2024,

www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/ivf#:~:text=The%20procedure%20is%2

0used%20to,egg%20from%20reaching%20the%20uterus.