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You must complete ALL of TASK ONE in the homework booklet
Its due in soon!!! – check the date with your teacher if you are
unsure!!!
To use independent
study, mind mapping
and media clips to
find out more about
fertility
treatments.
DID YOU KNOW:
To be infertile means being unable to have a baby.
Up to 14% of UK couples who want to have children suffer from fertility problems
and for many of them it brings great emotional pain.
Grade C
All will be able to describe
the different fertility
treatments available.
Grade B
Most will be able to explain
what they think is the
biggest problem with
fertility treatments and
why.
Grade A/A*
Some will be able to give an
opinion on ethical questions
raised by the use of
fertility treatments.
How might this kind
of news make a
couple feel and
why?
What alternatives
are available for
Monica and
Chandler? – Make a
list in your books.
Alternatives include:
Surrogacy
Adoption
IVF
Sperm donation
Egg donation
Artificial
Insemination
Embryo donation
Around 1 in 7 couples (14%)
in the UK have problems
being able to conceive a child.
There are many different
factors involved in becoming
pregnant and if there is a
fault in any factor at any
stage, then infertility can
occur. Infertility is the
inability to conceive
children naturally. On July
25th 1978, Louise Brown,
the world’s first baby
produced using IVF
was born. Today,
around 6000 babies
are born every year in
the UK as a result of IVF
treatment. However, IVF
only has a 15% success rate
and can cost around £2,500
for every attempt.
Importance of Infertility Treatment
• Infertility is an increasing issue in the UK
with around 12-14% of couples unable to
conceive.
• Male infertility is a particular problem with
around 1.5m men in the UK experiencing
fertility problems.
• in 2007, 12% of all births in the UK were as a
result of fertility treatment - this shows how
important it is to many thousands of couples.
• It is part of human nature to want to have a
child, it is how humanity continues. Many people
suffer from depression and other mental health
issues due to infertility.
Any child born using DI (donor
insemination) since 1st April
2005, now has the legal right,
once 18, to discover who their
genetic parents are.
Treatment
What I think it
is
What it is
Why some people
might disagree with
this treatment
Artificial insemination
by a donor (AID)
Artificial insemination by
husband/partner (AIH)
Egg donation
In-vitro
fertilisation (IVF)
Surrogacy
Embryo donation
Fill in this
column
first...
Explain
briefly what
you think
each one is.
You are not
meant to
know – make
an educated
guess.
Fill in this
column
second...
Use the
information
around the
room to fill
in the
correct
answer.
How many
did you
guess right?
Finally...
Can you
think of any
reasons
some people
might
disagree
with any of
these
treatments?
Grade C
All will be able
to describe
the different
fertility
treatments
available.
There are NO
GUARANTEES that
fertility treatment will
work at all. Many attempts
over several years may be
needed.
Does it work
first time?
Fertility treatments
can place a real
Relationships...
strain on a couples
relationship.
Fertility treatments are very
expensive, whether for the
couples themselves or the NHS
– not all treatments are
available on the NHS and there
is a huge waiting list!
Cost?
What problems
might arise from
the use of
fertility
treatments?
Mind map your
ideas – use the
prompts to help
you…
Problems with
fertility
treatments...
Explain which
of these you
think would be
the biggest
problem and
WHY.
Having a baby through a donor can
be very difficult for one or both
members of the couple as they
have to come to terms with raising
a child that is not biologically
theirs – the child may also want to
find their biological parents at a
later date.
Egg, Embryo
and Sperm
donors
These are often required
as part of fertility
treatments and can have
uncomfortable sideeffects.
Fertility
drugs...
The surrogate may find it hard
to give up a baby they have
carried for 9 months and the
couple may feel distant from
the baby or that they are not
in control of the situation.
Surrogacy
Grade B
Most will be able
to explain what
they think is the
biggest problem
with fertility
treatment and
why.
Watch the following clips…
•
http://media.smh.com.au/news/national-news/widow-can-use-dead-husbands-frozen-sperm-2379281.html
•
http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/widow-can-use-dead-husbands-frozen-sperm/xrqqvco?cpkey=a218cc6be22d-4455-9b05-8da653f66965%7C%7C%7C
Do you think it was right that the court allowed the woman
to have her dead husbands baby? – Explain your answer.
Without the use of fertility treatments the
above story would not have been possible…
Think about what you have learnt in today’s
lesson…
Respond to each of the statements on the
sheet – giving YOUR OWN opinion to what is
being said.
Some people claim that the money spent on
INFERTILITY RESEARCH and
INFERTILITY treatments could be better
spent elsewhere – cancer research,
finding/improving medicines, finding cures
for life threatening diseases or improving
the lives of those with disabilities.
Swap with a partner and mark each others work in
What GREEN
do you
PENthink?
The type of question (a,b,c,d) and the marks for each
Complete
Page
70
of
your
question (2,4,8,6) are in brackets at the side.
REVISION WORKBOOK.
Please comment – giving a POSITIVE and a TARGET
Grade A/A*
Some will be able
to give an
opinion on
ethical questions
raised by the
use of fertility
treatments.
The answer is…
sperm,
or
both
ofmother
the
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is sperm
taken
from
the
It’s
answer
time
for…
is…
Both
and
egg
are
ARTIFICIAL
The
The
partners
answer
sperm
is…
is
couple
are
fertilised
in a testand
fertilised
in a test-tube
using
NAME
The
THAT
IN-VITRO
FERTILITY
is…donors,
provided
byanswer
anonymous
INSEMINATION
BY
sperm
from
her
partner
(or
a of
tube
then
placed
in
the womb
medically
EMBRYO
Here
inseminated
DONATION
we
go…
into
fertilised
in
a
test-tube
then
FERTILOSATION
TREATMENTS
SURROGACY
donor)
and
then placed
inAIH
her womb
another
woman
who
carries
the
PARTNER
or
the
mothers
womb.

placed
in
the
mothers
womb
where baby
she carries
it term.
to full term.
Or
IVF
to 
full
The
description
of a fertility
treatment
will come up –
you need to
name this
treatment on
your mini
white board…