Combined Science GCSE
IVF
What IVF means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A technique in which FSH and LH stimulate several eggs to mature, eggs are collected before release and mixed with sperm in a laboratory, and embryos are transferred to the uterus.
A fertility treatment in which FSH stimulates multiple eggs to mature and LH stimulates the release of the egg, but fertilisation and implantation are not guaranteed.
In Vitro Fertilisation, which involves giving a mother FSH and LH to stimulate the maturation of several eggs.
Topics that use IVF
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- Fertilisation
- Fertility drug
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