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B5: Quiz 8 – Answers
B5: Quiz 8 – Answers
1)
a) Low levels of FSH means that a woman’s eggs don’t mature properly and are therefore not released, thus meaning that they cannot become pregnant
b) FSH and LH
c)
i) Hormonal pills can result in the woman becoming pregnant
ii) Any negative from:
2)
a) The woman is given FSH and LH to cause multiple eggs to mature and be released. The eggs are then collected by a scientists and fertilised in a laboratory with the males’ sperm. The fertilised eggs are grown into embryos in a laboratory incubator. The cells in the embryos multiply creating tiny balls of cells. One or two of these embryos/ tiny balls of cells are transferred into a woman’s uterus
b)
i) IVF can result in a woman becoming pregnant
ii) Any 2 from:
a) Low levels of FSH means that a woman’s eggs don’t mature properly and are therefore not released, thus meaning that they cannot become pregnant
b) FSH and LH
c)
i) Hormonal pills can result in the woman becoming pregnant
ii) Any negative from:
- It is not always successful in causing pregnancy
- It can cause multiple eggs to mature and be released, which could result in multiple pregnancies (twins or triplets)
2)
a) The woman is given FSH and LH to cause multiple eggs to mature and be released. The eggs are then collected by a scientists and fertilised in a laboratory with the males’ sperm. The fertilised eggs are grown into embryos in a laboratory incubator. The cells in the embryos multiply creating tiny balls of cells. One or two of these embryos/ tiny balls of cells are transferred into a woman’s uterus
b)
i) IVF can result in a woman becoming pregnant
ii) Any 2 from:
- The chances of pregnancy/ success are very low, which makes it emotionally draining
- The process is quite physically stressful for the woman as they are given a lot of hormones; some women have bad reactions to the hormones, such as vomiting and abdominal pain
- IVF can lead to multiple births, which can put both the mother and babies at risk
Questions
1) Some women have low levels of FSH.
a) Why are low levels of FSH an issue for women that want to become pregnant?
b) Low FSH can be solved by taking a hormonal pill that contains 2 hormones; what are these two hormones?
c)
i) Give an obvious potential positive of hormonal pills.
ii) Give two negatives of this method to increase fertility.
2) IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilisation.
a) Outline the process involved in IVF.
b)
i) Give an obvious potential positive of IVF.
ii) Give 2 negatives of IVF.
1) Some women have low levels of FSH.
a) Why are low levels of FSH an issue for women that want to become pregnant?
b) Low FSH can be solved by taking a hormonal pill that contains 2 hormones; what are these two hormones?
c)
i) Give an obvious potential positive of hormonal pills.
ii) Give two negatives of this method to increase fertility.
2) IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilisation.
a) Outline the process involved in IVF.
b)
i) Give an obvious potential positive of IVF.
ii) Give 2 negatives of IVF.