How do scientest harvest ova for in vitro fertilization?

Question

i would really appreciate an in depth answer.............

oh, and i'm mostly refering to mice by the way

Answer 1

In vitro fertilization of human-ova and subsequent transfer of the human blastocyst into the uterus of a woman, either the egg donor or a foster mother, has not yet been reported to be a successful measure to grow an embryo to term. However, it is conceivable that such a procedure may become clinical routine sometime in the future after a variety of unsolved problems have been overcome. It is a controversial issue at present whether one should attempt to produce new human beings in this way. There is serious concern about the ethics o f such an attempt, considering the apparent insufficiency o f information on the possible damage to the fetus as well as the moral and legal aspects which are, in essence, similar to the aspects of donor insemination and abortion.

It is the feeling of the Editors of this journal that their readers should have an opportunity to inform themselves about the present status of the technology, its clinical consequences and the other problems involved in such an approach. A discussion of this topic seems particularly indicated since reports in the lay press are often dictated by sensationalism which may create too much hope for couples plagued with childlessness and too much fear of a totally uninhibited use of discoveries by irresponsible scientists.

Several prominent investigators and scientists in the field o f reproductive biology and medicine have been in

vited to participate in a symposium by correspondence. The following five questions have been asked:

I. What is the potential clinical significance o f in vitro fertilization of human ova and blastocyst transfer for infertility problems?

2. What are the technical problems in in vitro fertilization and in culturing the fertilized egg, and what are the prerequisites for a successful egg transfer from the test tube into the uterus of the mother-to-be?

3. What are the possibilities and dangers in manipulating the human conceptus in early developmental stages?

4. Does the present status of technology allow us to project a possible clinical application in the future?

5. Are there serious objections to in vitro fertilization and blastocyst transfer in humans, on ethical grounds?

The contributions are presented in alphabetical order by authors' names, as answers to each of the five questions. One group preferred to present an article on the "Current Status of in vitro fertilization and Embryo Transplantation", which is considered part of this symposium and appears, therefore, after the Question and Answer section. G. F. B. S.

Answer 2

a very small fishing pole.

Answer 3

well i probably can't really give you an in depth answer, but mice are generally placed on intensive hormone treatments maybe a week before. Usually they are then destroyed and oocytes are harvested by disecting the ovaries.

Hope it helps even just a little