Saturday, September 22, 2007

Clinics to grow human eggs in the laboratory


UK - A major advance in fertility treatment is signalled today as doctors unveil details of a technique that will allow human eggs to be grown in the laboratory from ovarian tissue samples.
Over 30,000 couples have IVF treatment each year
The procedure, which is being pioneered by two British fertility clinics, involves taking a piece of ovary tissue from a woman and "banking" it in a laboratory until she is ready to start a family.
It would allow career women, or those waiting to meet the right partner, to delay motherhood for years. Full Story - Discover Magazine - Winston Cigarettes - Blockbuster - United Kingdom