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Could a postmenopausal woman be a surrogate mother In other words could she have a fertilized egg implanted in her uterus and still carry a child full term?
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Yes. However she would need many hormones to support that pregnancy. The older she is and the further in time away from the beginning of menopause, the more difficult.
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What is the biology meaning of reproductive cloning?
reproductive cloning - making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother
Where did Dolly the sheep come from?
Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. She was cloned near Edinburgh by Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and their colleagues at the Roslin Institute and the biotechnology company PPL Therapeutics. Dolly was created by inserting the nucleus of a somatic (non-sex) cell into an oocyte (developing ovum/egg) and then using an electric shock to cause this cell to divide. The resulting blastocyst is then implanted into a surrogate mother.
Where do atheist think they come from?
Atheists know where they came from: they came from their mother's womb after a nine month gestation period beginning with fertilization and ending at birth. Atheists know they are the result of their mother's egg being fertilized by their father's sperm.
Why can fraternal twins be different genders but identical twins are are the same gender?
Identical Twins are the result of a single fertilized egg spliting in two producing two genetically identical children. Fraternal twins are the result of the mother producing two eggs each fertilized by a different sperm from the father. This can result in opposite sex twins.
Why does mt DNA contain DNA from your mother?
All of the mitochondria in a person's cells originally came from the person's mother in the original egg cell. Mitochondria have their own DNA which they replicate before reproducing. The father's sperm cell that fertilized the egg does not contribute any mitochondria to the zygote formed from fertilization. Therefore, mitochondrial DNA comes only from a person's mother.
Why did Sarah Jessica Parker not carry her two new babies.?
She got a surrogate mother that had the mother's fertilized egg implanted in her womb.
Can your eggs still be fertilized with you husband sperm after tubaligation and implanted into a surrogate mother?
Tubal ligation in itself does not prevent anyone, including you, from hosting your fertilized egg.
Do you have to have your tubes untied to be a surrogate mother?
No, you do not have to have your tubes untied to become a surrogate. My partner and I, our surrogate has her tubes tied and we used an egg donor for the embryo. They are then transferred into the uterus after they are fertilized.
What is the difference between a surrogate mother and adoption?
with a surrogate mother two people can have their own sperm and egg mixed together and then implanted in the surrogate, who carries the baby until it is born, then gives it to the parents. in adoption, they would adopt a baby that is not biologically theirs.
Is it possible to give your egg and your husbands sperm to someone elts to give birth?
Yes, although it is a complex and expensive medical process. Talk to a fertility doctor about this. In general, when a woman is carrying a baby that is intended to belong to someone else when it is born, this is called a surrogate pregnancy. The mother is acting as a surrogate for the fetus to grow and develop. Sometimes the surrogate mother is the biological mother. That is, one of her eggs was fertilized with the sperm of the man whose family intends to keep the baby. It is also possible for an already-fertilized egg to be implanted in a woman with no genetic connection to the fetus, although careful screening for physiological compatibility is important (blood type, for instance).
Is normal delivery possible in case of test tube babies?
With "test tube babies" the only difference is that the eggs are fertilized in a lab, then implanted in the mother, or a surrogate. The same problems that can prevent normal delivery in a regular pregnancy can also prevent normal delivery in the case of test tube babies.
What is an example of cloning?
Dolly the sheep is a famous example - Scientists in Scotland cloned a ewe by inserting DNA from a single sheep cell into an egg and implanted it in a surrogate mother
Do you have to have one baby before you can be a surrogate mother?
Do you have to have a baby before you can be a surrogate mother
Can surrgate mothers produce milk?
A surrogate mother will naturally produce breast milk. Since she is the one who is pregnant her breasts will begin to produce milk as the pregnancy proceeds. Usually what makes a surrogate pregnancy different than an adoptive pregnancy is that the surrogate mother has had a fertilized egg implanted that is not hers. If the woman who has provided the egg wishes to nurse her child, she will have to induce lactation in her own breasts prior to the birth. Many mothers who use the process of surrogacy pregnancy to have a child do this. By inducing lactation and then nursing their baby the many positive benefits of breastfeeding are given to the baby. What is especially positive is that there is a greater bonding between mother and child that occurs only with breastfeeding.
If a women has had her tubes tied can she be a surrgate mother for another couple?
Probably. It should work just fine if she's to be implanted with fertilized eggs from the other couple.
What is the meaning of a surrogate?
The dictionary definition of Surrogate is substitute. A surrogate mother is a woman who has someone else's baby for them, in effect a woman who is a substitute for the mother.
What is the genetic relationship between the embryo and the host mother?
An embryo shares half of the genetic pattern of the mother. HOWEVER- you said HOST mother. In the case of a fertilized egg implanted in a mother that did NOT donate the egg, then there is no genetic relation between embryo and host mother.
