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Essay / A Look at In Vitro Fertilization - 1968
Imagine this thought, there are two soul mates, they are married and they are trying to have children but they cannot. Yes, these people can adopt, but the feeling may not be the same. Well, for many people, it's the struggle that comes with their lives. Although people don't seem to consider this a major problem, according to in vitro fertilization specialist Bradley Voorhis, about "10 percent of couples have difficulty conceiving a child." To compensate for the feeling of being a biological child, there is a process called in vitro fertilization. In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is defined as the joining of a woman's embryo(s) and the man's sperm outside the body. IVF has two main types of embryo transfers, elective single embryo transfer (eSET) and dual embryo transfer (DET). ESET is defined as an embryo transfer in which there is more than one high-quality embryo, but it has been decided to transfer only one embryo. The other, DET, is defined as an embryo transfer in which two (sometimes more) high-quality embryos are transferred, chosen from a larger number of embryos. Of the two ethical types of embryo transfers in America, eSET is the one preferred by IVF specialists and patients due to the lower risk of multiple pregnancies, the highest number of successful birth rates, and the lowest number of possible illnesses. In vitro fertilization, or more commonly known as IVF, is, as defined by Dr. Fauque, a fertility procedure in which IVF doctors collect eggs from a woman's ovaries, fertilize them in the laboratory, and then exchange the embryos in the woman's uterus where they implant. and develop. IVF is a way to help couples who cannot conceive their own baby and have tried...... middle of paper ...... its preferred procedure. ESET was shown through a study to have no chance of multiple birth, while DET had a 21.0 percent chance. Additionally, illnesses and disorders are more likely to occur. Cerebral palsy is 5 times more likely to occur with DET than with eSET. Finally, the price of eSET is significantly lower than the price of DET over time. If you, as a reader, are unable to conceive your own child, it is your duty to call your local infertility clinic or IVF specialist and ask the employees and doctors the questions you have for carry out this eSET procedure. Not only call your local infertility clinic, but if you can, call the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. This clinic uses eSET only and performs approximately 1000 transfers per year, it is ranked number one in the United States. Their number is (303) 788-8300 and the website is http://www.colocrm.com.