In Vitro Fertilization Research

The best daytime television talk shows spin the familiar into the extreme, which might be why the internet is obsessed with Oprah’s penchant for giving away material objects. Winning a car is much less exciting than “You get a car! You get a car!” However, it can highlight extreme cases where policy could have been utilized in order to avoid the situation. Such is the case of Natalie Suleman, more known as the “Octomom”. Ms. Suleman utilized assistive reproductive technology (ART), in her case, in vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to bring to term 8 babies. While it is always the woman’s choice whether or not to undergo procedures like IVF, I would recommend nation-wide regulations regarding the number of embryos (one for women under 35) that
There are many reasons why IVF may be used, including: infertile men or women, people with a history of genetic diseases, homosexual couples of any gender, and single or older women who want children. It is the most successful treatment for infertility (Mancuso, 2016). IVF itself is, at this point, a generally accepted practice and treatment for infertility, although there is controversy surrounding its methods. For example, the legality surrounding donor embryos, what to do with stored embryos that are ultimately not used in IVF, and how many embryos should be transferred. The latter is my focus; on one hand no one wants to restrict the choices a woman personally makes, but as in any other medical procedure, it is important to lean on the scientific evidence to make a sound
In addition, the costs of IVF treatment (with additional costs for more donor eggs for those who want to have multiple children at once) would be reduced by this course of action. In addition, IVF clinics should be required to be truthful about the rate of success with their IVF, especially in regards to older woman undergoing IVF, in order to avoid the psychological and emotional distress that women may experience due to clinics distorting IVF data or falsely promoting implantation as success rather than livebirths. That way, women like 39-year-old Miriam Zoll, would be able to avoid the emotional toil that comes with IVF cycle failures, which can be up to 80% for women around her age (Brody, 2016). In instituting a policy of SET, law makers can look out for women’s psychological health and physical health, without limiting their choices beyond what is medically