Section B5f: The Living Body - Life goes on

Humans, like all other animals have basic needs for survival and reproduction to carry on our species. When things do not work as they should we expect modern techniques to solve our problem. Sometimes solutions raise other issues.

Suggested activities and experiences to select from:

Role play or debate about using infertility treatments

Assessable learning outcomes:

Foundation Tier only:
State that fertilisation and pregnancy are not guaranteed for all couples

Both tiers:
Describe treatments for infertility to include:

• artificial insemination;
• use of FSH;
• "in vitro" fertilisation (IVF);
• egg donation;
• surrogacy;
• ovary transplants

Describe foetal investigations such as amniocentesis to identify conditions such as Down's syndrome

Higher Tier only:
Discuss the arguments for and against such infertility treatments
Discuss the ethical issues raised by foetal screening