IB Biology HL 2.4.7.7 IVF treatment and assisted reproduction Question Bank
Practise IB Biology HL 2.4.7.7 by analysing hormone treatment and laboratory stages in IVF.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- Explain why FSH is administered during IVF treatment.
- Analyse how IVF can support assisted reproduction and cloning programmes.
D3.1.7—In vitro fertilization (IVF) question 1
[Maximum number: 6]
Outline the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
a. (at the start) drugs/hormones given to stop ovulation;
b. ovarian hyperstimulation / fertility drugs/hormones/named drug injected in mother;
c. development of multiple follicles;
d. induction of egg maturation;
e. retrieval of eggs through (minor) surgery;
f. sperm collected (in vitro);
g. fertilization in vitro of egg and sperm;
h. (if sperm count is low) intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is performed;
i. fertilized egg is grown in medium; j. fertilized egg is introduced/implanted in uterus;
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