1. REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2. JOURNAL QUESTION:
When you see the word “Reproductive Technology,” what image comes to mind?
OR…
What are all of the different “Reproductive Technologies” that you can think of? What do you know about each one?

3. REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
AIH
AID
IVF
SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD
GIFT

4. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
This process takes sperm from a man (through sperm donation) and mechanically introduces it into a woman’s reproductive tract
AIH
The sperm comes from the husband
AID
The sperm comes from a donor
COST: $400-$500/each time
SUCCESS RATE: 5-20% CLIP

5. IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
Woman takes a fertility drug to produce multiple eggs at the same time
Eggs are removed from the ovary and placed into a petri dish
Sperm is taken from a donor and joined with the eggs in the petri dish
After 2-3 days in the dish, the embryo is transferred into the mother’s womb
COST: $10,000-$14,000/cyle
SUCCESS RATE: 35% CLIP

6. SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD
A “surrogate mother” is a woman who agrees to carry a child to term that is not her own child
IVF Surrogacy
The embryo is conceived through IVF and then implanted into another woman
“Natural” Surrogacy
The surrogate mother is artificially inseminated but it is HER OWN egg
COST: $68,000-$90,000
SUCCESS RATE: 40-50% CLIP

7. Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer
An egg is taken from a woman’s ovary
Sperm is taken from the man
The egg and sperm are placed in a tiny tube, separated by an air bubble
The contents of this tube are injected into the Fallopian Tube
The hope is that the sperm and the egg will meet and conception will occur
COST: $15,000-$20,000
SUCCESS RATE: 21% CLIP