Outline

Research Paper Outline

I. Introduction
A. Topic- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
1. IVF is a fertility treatment where female’s eggs are taken, fertilized, and then replaced, many eggs are taken and can be replaced resulting in multiple births
B. Thesis Statement
1. Should doctors be allowed to transplant multiple eggs through IVF even with the risk of harming both mother and children?

II. The process of IVF
A. Medication
1. Ovulation induction
B. Collecting Egg
1. Ultrasound imaging
2. Follicular aspiration
C. Combining sperm and egg
1. Insemination
2. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
D. Transfer of embryos
1. 2-3 days after egg retrieval
2. Embryos suspended in fluid and transferred to womb through catheter

III. IVF alternatives
A. Gamete Interfallopian Transfer (GIFT)
1. Fertilization in fallopian tubes
B. Zygote Interfallopian Transfer (ZIFT)
1. Fertilized eggs placed in fallopian tubes rather than uterus
C. Tubal Embryo Transfer (TET)
1. Embryos transferred back to woman at later stage of development

IV. IVF risks
A. premature delivery
B. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
C. Ectopic/Multiple pregnancies

V. IVF Guidelines
A. Women under 35- no more than 2 embryos
B. Women between 35 and 37- no more than 3 embryos
C. Women between 38 and 39- no more than 3 embryos
D. Women older than 39 no more than 4 embryos

VI. The IVF debate
A. Guidelines are only recommendations
1. Embryos in patient’s hands not doctor’s hands
2. Doctors must report to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
B. Selective Reduction
1. Aborting fetuses if multiple embryos successfully implant
C. Octo-mom and other examples of higher multiples through fertility treatments

VII. Conclusion