IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilization; a technique in the sperm fertilizes the egg outside the body. This technique is one of the major types of treatments used for treating infertility. It is used only after assisted reproductive technology methods have failed. The first step of this technique is the controlling of the ovulatory process using hormones. After this step the doctor removes the eggs or ova from the woman’s ovaries. These eggs are placed in the fluid medium along with sperms. Once the sperm fertilizes the egg, the resulting zygote or fertilized egg is then placed in the woman’s uterus. This is done with the objective of establishing successful pregnancy.
IVF is very controversial topic even today. It has faced opposition from the Roman Catholic Church which considers this process unnatural. The Church proposes that couples who are not capable of having children should adopt one. It fells that since there are plenty of children around the world.
There have been cases where mix-ups have taken place. Couples have been given fertilized eggs belonging to another couple and have been informed only after the birth of the child.
There are people around the world who feel that women who desire to have children after menopause period that is when they are in their 50s or 60s is not correct. Many also oppose the use of IVF by unmarried, single, and same sex couples. This opposition still lingers even when it has been proved that children whose parents were single, homosexual or unmarried did not suffer any harm or were at disadvantage because of this.
Another source of controversy is the placing of multiple embryos in a woman’s uterus. By placing more than one embryo in the woman’s uterus can threaten both the women’s and the children’s health. Such a case has taken place in California and the doctor who did this procedure now facing the risk of being stripped of his license to practice medicine.
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