Assisted reproduction

1. Assisted reproduction

2. What and when?
Definition
Treatments or procedures that include the handling of human eggs and
sperm or embryos for the purpose of establishing a pregnancy
Infertility - the inability to conceive after 1 year of unprotected
intercourse.

3. What are the causes of
infertility?
Female:
o Tubal infertility – non functional fallopian tube
o Ovarian failure and diminished ovarian
reserve
o Endometriosis
o Pelvic malignancy
o Mullerian anomaly
o Genetic

4. What are the causes of
infertility?
Male:
o Oligospermia
o Azoospermia
o Genetic

5. What can biotechnology and
medicine offer?
 In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
 Artificial insemination (IUI)
 Zygote/Gamete intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT/GIFT)
 Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

6. In vitro Fertilisation (IVF)

7. In vitro Fertilisation (IVF)

8. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
(ICSI)

9. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

10. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
 Aneuploidy
 Structural abnomalites
 Inherited gene disorder
 Cystic fibrosis
 Thalassemia
 Haemophelia
 Sex
 Down Syndrome
 Turner/Klifinger Syndrome