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December 6, 2005 - from The Patriot Ledger
SUCCESSFUL SINGLES
Transferring a single embryo through IVF increases the chance of healthy pregnancies and fewer multiples.
For the full article see http://ledger.southofboston.com
October 8, 2005 - from the Orange County Register
BABY GIRL CAME FROM FROZEN EGG
The first child born from a frozen egg born in Orange County was born at St. Joseph Hospital on
October 8, 2005. The mother is a 43 year old resident of Orange County who had eggs donated and
frozen. These eggs were then thawed and used. She was treated at West Coast Fertility Center
in Fountain Valley.
For the full article see http://www.ocregister.com
August 23, 2005 - from the Los Angeles Times
CALIFORNIA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO GRANT FULL PARENTING RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO GAYS AND
LESBIANS WHO HAVE CHILDREN
Three cases were decided by the California Supreme Court involving a lesbian couples whose
relationship had ended.
In these cases, the Court extended full rights and responsibilities to gay couples as it
previously had to married couples.
For the full article see http://www.latimes.com
"Court Affirms Gay Couples' Parental Status"
September 10, 2005 - from the Times Online UK
BRITIAN - SCIENTISTS WIN RIGHT TO CREATE HUMAN EMBRYO WITH THREE GENETIC PARENTS
Britain's ethical committee has given consent for a procedure that uses techniques similar to
cloning.
The procedure allows doctors to use embryos created from defective eggs. Normally, these eggs
would be difficult to use because they would be hard to implant. The team of doctors work to
replace the defective mitochondria in the eggs. Mitochondria are mutations in the DNA of the
cells structure.
The British doctors are going to fertilize an egg with defective mitochondria, and allow it to
develop to a two pronuclei stage. At that point, the defective mitochochondria would be removed,
and healthy mitochondria from a donor egg would be introduced into the embryo. However, since
the mitochondria have 37 genes, the new embryo would have 37 genes from a "donor". Essentially,
then, the new embryo would have two mothers, and one father.
For the full article see http://www.timesonline.co.uk September 09, 2005
Reported October, 2004 - from the Fertility and Sterility journal
OVARIAN TISSUE AND OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION
This report from the Journal of Fertility and Sterility studied the practical aspects of both
freezing ovarian tissue and freezing eggs (oocytes).
Doctors have attempted to freeze eggs or ovarian tissue for years for a number of reasons. Women
facing cancer treatments and subsequent infertility require egg freezing. The only alternative
is to have the eggs inseminated, and not all women facing the tragedy of cancer have a partner
to fertilize the eggs. Women who desire to put off childbearing may also want to freeze their
eggs. However, as the article points out, for now, these techniques should be considered
experimental, and should only be performed under an investigational protocol.
The bottom line is that as a practical matter, we have not advanced to a place, yet where it is
economical or practical to freeze eggs. Too many eggs are lost in thawing. Scientist are working
to perfect this process.
For the full article contact us for reprints. This article is available in
Fertility and Sterility,
Vol. 82, No.4, October, 2004
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