reproductive technology
Conception assistance methods
Reproductive technology encompasses medical procedures and devices that assist human reproduction.
This includes artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg freezing, surrogacy arrangements, and genetic screening of embryos.
The term covers both treatments for infertility and methods that allow nontraditional family formation: Reproductive technology has expanded options for same-sex couples.
Advances in the field continually raise ethical and legal questions about parenthood, genetic selection, and the boundaries of intervention.
Laboratory-assisted reproduction
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- IUIIntrauterine sperm placement
- egg retrievalSurgical collection of ova
cryopreservation · sperm donation · egg donation · surrogacy · egg freezing · sperm freezing · embryo freezing · fertility drugs
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
mutation · genotype · phenotype · alleles · genetic screening · genetic counseling · mosaicism · gene expression
Moral philosophy for medicine
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
privacy · justice · equity · exploitation · commodification · designer babies · genetic selection · informed consent
Egg discharge from ovary
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
conception · implantation · infertility · insemination · gestation · spermatogenesis · oogenesis · zygote
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- gene editingTargeted DNA alteration
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- bioprintingDepositing living cells mechanically
- embryoidResembling an early organism
in vitro fertilization
Laboratory-assisted reproduction
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- IUIIntrauterine sperm placement
egg retrieval · cryopreservation · sperm donation · egg donation · surrogacy · egg freezing · sperm freezing · embryo freezing · fertility drugs · vitrification
genome
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
heredity · mutation · genotype · phenotype · alleles · genetic screening · genetic counseling · mosaicism · gene expression · inherited disorders
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
legislation · privacy · justice · equity · exploitation · commodification · designer babies · genetic selection · informed consent · disclosure
ovulation
Egg discharge from ovary
fertilization · conception · implantation · infertility · insemination · gestation · spermatogenesis · oogenesis · zygote · blastocyst
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- gene editingTargeted DNA alteration
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- bioprintingDepositing living cells mechanically
- reproductionbirth, baby, egg, sperm, pregnancy
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, ovulation
- breedingselective breeding, breeder, crossbreeding, mating, breeding pair
- family planningbirth control, contraception, fertility, pregnancy prevention, conception
reproductive technologynatural conception
Pregnancy achieved without fertility treatment
coitus · sexual reproduction · natural fertility · procreation
reproductive technologycontraception
Pregnancy prevention measures
birth control · sterilization · abortion · pregnancy prevention · vasectomy
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