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Hormones in IVF

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This short activity rounds off the section on hormones by looking at two medical cases, the use of FSH in the stimulation of ovulation during the first phase of IVF treatment and the use of estrogen and testosterone hormones in hormone replacement therapy.  This is also a worksheet to help students to structure their notes.

Lesson Description

Guiding Questions

  • What consequences could there be for a hormone imbalance?
  • How can an understanding of hormones lead to a medical treatment?

Activity 1 - Using hormones in IVF treatment

Watch the short video introduction to the process of IVF treatment. Which hormone is mentioned by the doctor?

  Short video introductin to the process of IVF

Complete notes using  the student worksheet for IVF shown below.

Activity 2 - Hormones in hormone replacement therapies

Read some of the attached web pages about hormone replacement therapy. 
What are the benefits of this treatment and what are the risks?

Complete notes using  the student worksheet for HRT shown below.

Teacher's notes

This is a short activity which asks students to research two applications of our understanding of human hormones.

There is a simple worksheet to support students making structured notes, but this may not be necessary if students are used to good note taking.