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Hope this doesn't offend - help needed for presentation
Hi Girls
I really hope I don't upset or offend anyone by posting this and if so, I will gladly take it down.
I am currently coming to the end of an Access into Midwifery HE course and for our last human bio module (on reproduction), we've all been split into groups and been given a 'reproduction' related question to tackle and present next week.
Our group was given the title of 'IVF' and we have to cover off between us:
"What is this? How does it work? How is it funded? Current issues? "
My part of the research is into the current issues area and i'm actually struggling to find anything about current issues online.
Does anyone know of any current issues surrounding IVF at all that could point me in the direction of where I need to look?
Many thanks for reading
PP84
xxx
I really hope I don't upset or offend anyone by posting this and if so, I will gladly take it down.
I am currently coming to the end of an Access into Midwifery HE course and for our last human bio module (on reproduction), we've all been split into groups and been given a 'reproduction' related question to tackle and present next week.
Our group was given the title of 'IVF' and we have to cover off between us:
"What is this? How does it work? How is it funded? Current issues? "
My part of the research is into the current issues area and i'm actually struggling to find anything about current issues online.
Does anyone know of any current issues surrounding IVF at all that could point me in the direction of where I need to look?
Many thanks for reading
PP84
xxx
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Entitled - Couples will opt for IVF over sex -
Scientists say that within a decade, couples in their thirties will be opting for IVF instead of sex to conceive.
They say IVF is set to become a better way of conceiving and improvements in the technology mean they will be able to produce embryos with a success rate of virtually 100%.
The Times reports that IVF would then give couples a better chance of having a child, as healthy adults under the age of 35 only have a one-in-four chance every month of conceiving naturally.
Over-35s have less than a one in ten chance of conceiving naturally.
The newspaper says these advances in IVF technology will take the pressure off those couples who have delayed starting a family until later in life.
Currently IVF has a 50-50 chance of success among the healthiest couples.
However the authors of this new report, published in the journal Reproductive BioMedicine Online, say this can get much better.
The Times reports John Yovich, a co-author of the report, as saying: "Natural human reproduction is at best a fairly inefficient process.
"Within the next five to 10 years, couples approaching 40 will access the IVF industry first when they want to have a baby."
Apparently there has been great success with embryo production in cattle, with test-tube production 100 times more efficient than natural conception.
Gabor Vajta, an Australian vet and lead author of the report, says there is no reason why artificial human reproduction should not also become 100 times more efficient than the traditional methods of "trying for a baby".
Gedis Grudzinskas, a Harley Street infertility specialist and editor of Reproductive BioMedicine Online, told the Times: "It wouldn't surprise me if IVF does become significantly more efficient than natural reproduction, but I doubt whether you could ever completely guarantee it would work."
It got some responses.....I have had IVF and wish I could choose sex over IVF!
massive thanks x x
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anyway- I have recently found out the IVF is our next option so have been doing some reading into it, but still very much a novice. MrsAmanda, Mrs Bee and Anne have already raised the main important issues and have explained them much better than I would have done.
This may not really be a current issue as such, but I was quite surprised and interested to read about the preference towards single egg transfer by the HFEA. I think there is a bit of a media portrayal that IVF involved sticking in as many embryos as you like in, whereas there is increasing advice that one embryo may be best/involve less risks (obviously taking into account other factors such as age, quality of embryos, previous IVF attempts, and ultimately patient choice). there's a website called something like oneatatime.com? might be worth looking at.
good luck with your studying, and the rest of your pregnancy xxx
[Modified by: littleb on May 18, 2010 07:34 PM]
littleb - of course I remember you and i'm really sorry to read you have to go down the IVF route. I'll keep an eye out for your updates and really hope it all works out for you and that you get your much wanted bfp asap!
The single egg transfer is definitely something i'll be including on the presentation - many thanks for that idea!
Claire-ski, again, many thanks! really like the idea of talking about the underlying cause rather then just throwing drugs/treatment around. It's something we've covered quite extensively in psychology bizarrely! Will defo be including something about that!
Thank you all once again - I have so much to write up and explore now
xxx