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1
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What can be done in order to reduce fertility?

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Using oral contraceptives that contain hormones to inhibit FSH production so that no egg mature.

2
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What is the role of oestrogen and progesterone that is in oral contraceptives?

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To inhibit egg maturation.

3
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The first birth-control pills contained large amounts of oestrogen.
What is the effect of this?

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Women suffering significant side effects.

4
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What are birth-control pills now like?

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Contain a much lower dose of oestrogen than the first birth-control pills.
Or they are progesterone only.

5
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What is one advantage of using progesterone-only pills?

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They lead to fewer side effects.

6
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Which hormones does a fertility drug contain of?

What do they do?

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FSH and LH.

They stimulate eggs to mature.

7
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Women with which conditions can be given fertility drugs?

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Women whose own level of FSH is too low to stimulate eggs to mature.

8
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What is the full name of IVF?

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In Vitro Fertilisation.

9
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What does IVF involve?

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Giving the mother FSH and LH to stimulate the maturation of several eggs.

10
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What are the steps of IVF?

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  • The eggs are collected from the mother and fertilised by sperm from the father.
  • The fertilised eggs develop into embryos.
  • At the stage when they are tiny balls of cells, one or two embryos are inserted in to the mother’s uterus. (womb)

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