Fertility doctors in Greece and Spain say they have produced a baby from three people in order to overcome a woman’s infertility. The doctors say they are „making medical history“ which could help infertile couples around the world. But some … Tęsti skaitymą →

Vyriausybė patvirtino embrionų donorystės programą. Iki šiol Lietuvoje nebuvo teisiškai reglamentuota embriono donorystės įgyvendinimo tvarka, nors Pagalbinio apvaisinimo įstatymas donuoti embrionus leidžia. daugiau

Gay couple Matthew Eledge, 32, and his husband, Elliot Dougherty, 29, from Omaha, wanted to start a family. Matthew’s mother Cecile, 61, who had three children in her younger days, volunteered to become both the surrogate mother and the grandmother. more

Danielle Teuscher decided to give DNA tests as presents last Christmas to her father, close friends and 5-year-old daughter, joining the growing number of people taking advantage of low-cost, accessible genetic testing. But the 23andMe test produced an unexpected result. … Tęsti skaitymą →

As evangelical Christians, Paul and Susan Lim believe that life begins at conception. So when they decided to have a third child, in vitro fertilization was out of the question, since the process often yields extra embryos. But “adopting” the … Tęsti skaitymą →

Thirty-two surrogate mothers charged with human trafficking in Cambodia for carrying babies for Chinese clients have been released after agreeing to keep the children, officials say. The women were arrested in June in a raid as part of a crackdown … Tęsti skaitymą →

For the first time, a baby has been born to a woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor, according to Hospital das Clínicas at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil. more

Canada has become a hot destination for parents-to-be looking for „altruistic surrogates“ – women who give birth to babies they are not genetically related to and only charge pregnancy-related expenses in return. more

The Chinese government has ordered an „immediate investigation“ into the alleged delivery of the world’s first genetically edited babies, as experts worldwide voiced outrage at such use of the technology. A joint statement issued by more than 120 Chinese scientists … Tęsti skaitymą →

When Chinese researchers first edited the genes of a human embryo in a lab dish in 2015, it sparked global outcry and pleas from scientists not to make a baby using the technology, at least for the present. It was … Tęsti skaitymą →