Argumentative- IVF Essay. In Vitro Fertilisation was first developed in the 1970's. Since then thousands of "test tube babies" have been born in the United Kingdom. One in six couples is affected by infertility: 30% of cases are due to female problems, 30% due to male problems, 30% due to both female and male and 10% of cases are unknown. There are many causes as to why couples cannot conceive, for example, the woman failing to ovulate, the egg …showed first 75 words of 1318 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1318 total…in the laboratories then there will be mix-ups and give a couple the wrong child. IVF is a dangerous treatment for both mother and baby, and can cause a lot of harm. I don't think it should be used unless it has to be. IVF should only be used for infertile couples or AIDS sufferers to give them a chance of parenthood. The high failure rates and many problems don't make IVF worth the risk.