The process of fertilization and the implications of Test Tube Babies

Through the wonders of science, infertile couples who previously were unable to have children, due to reasons like blocked tube, low sperm count, low quantities of eggs or the mother's advanced age, are now able to conceive through in vitro fertilization. The results are known as the children test tube babies that are technically conceived outside the womb '.

In a natural scenery, the conception of a child occurs when the ' egg travels through the ovaries, the fallopian tubes to be fertilized by the sperm of her father during intercourse. From this point onwards, the ' fertilized it will move towards the uterus ' and during the process of cell division occurs until it reaches its final destination of ' uterus wall. However, in cases to block the fallopian tubes, the eggs are not able to travel from the ovaries to the uterus ' and conception cannot occur.

Developed in the United Kingdom by Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Dr. Robert Edwards, the process of in vitro fertilization involves removing eggs from the ovaries of the mother and their combination with the father's sperm in a lab environment. The ' fertilized egg is then called into the uterus of the mother after the 3 to 5 days and you will grow until birth. Due to the low rate of successful pregnancies of this procedure, some eggs are placed in the uterus to increase the chances of success. With this process, statistics have shown that the rate of multiple births has increased if the 24 percent of births in vitro fertilization produced twins.

The first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, born on July 25, 1978, marked hope for other infertile couples to have a baby through this procedure. However, many others were concerned about the ethical issues surrounding this. One of the main areas of concern was the fact that the ' egg sits outside of the womb for a few days, while the cells multiplied before being remitted to ' within the ' uterus, health problems concerning this child is unknown. In fact, research has shown that test-tube babies have a higher probability of birth defects and low birth weight, and researchers have not yet been able to determine the reason for this.

rate of this procedure, some eggs are placed in the uterus to increase the chances of success. With this process, statistics have shown that the rate of multiple births has increased if the 24 percent of births in vitro fertilization produced twins.

The first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, born on July 25, 1978, marked hope for other infertile couples to have a baby through this procedure. However, many others were concerned about the ethical issues surrounding this. One of the main areas of concern was the fact that the ' egg sits outside of the womb for a few days, while the cells multiplied before being remitted to ' within the ' uterus, health problems concerning this child is unknown. In fact, research has shown that test-tube babies have a higher probability of birth defects and low birth weight, and researchers have not yet been able to determine the reason for this.

Another issue of concern is that through this procedure, some of the eggs are then fertilized in the laboratory. If this procedure means that researchers are actually killing people potential? How is the line drawn in this case?

Then c ' is also the issue of commercial opportunities for eggs and spermatozoa can buy and surrogate womb for rent with the purpose of creating children. This process of embryo transfer in a ' the other mother, not necessarily the same woman who had supplied the eggs, is known as putting the ' embryo of a gestational carrier. This procedure was becoming increasingly common through technological progress, which has made couples, including women with uterine problems, have a chance to have their child.

test-tube babies have really brought changes to the way in which children are conceived and have given much hope to many who have had problems with children through the process. However, the downside of this are the ethical issues behind the procedure, with which it still poses a great question and which continues to be opposed by many factions.