Through the wonders of science, infertile couples who were
previously unable to bear children, due to reasons such as blocked
fallopian tubes, low sperm count, low egg quantities or advanced age
of the mother, are now able to conceive through in-vitro
fertilization. The results are babies known as test-tube babies
which are technically conceived outside the womb.
In a natural scenario, the conception of a baby occurs when the
ovum, travels from the ovaries, through the fallopian tube to be
fertilized by the sperm of the father during sexual intercourse.
From this point on, the fertilized egg will travel down towards the
uterus and during the process division of cells will occur until it
reaches its final destination at the wall of the uterus. However, in
the cases of block fallopian tubes, the eggs are unable to travel
from the ovaries to the uterus and conception cannot happen.
Developed in the United Kingdom by Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr.
Robert Edwards, the process of in-vitro fertilization involves
removing eggs from the ovaries of the mother and combining them with
the sperm of the father in a lab environment. The fertilized egg is
then placed back into the uterus of the mother after 3 to 5 days and
will remain there to grow till birth. Because of the low success
pregnancy rate of this procedure, a few eggs are placed in the
uterus to increase the odds of success. With this process,
statistics have shown that the rates of multiple births have
increased where 24 percent of the in-vitro fertilization births have
produced twins.
The first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, who was born on the 25th
July 1978, marked hope for other infertile couples to have a baby
through this procedure. However, many others were concerned about
the ethical issues surround this. One major area of concern was the
fact that as the egg is located outside the womb for a few days
while the cells multiplied before being put back inside the uterus,
the health issues affecting this baby is unknown. Indeed, research
has been shown that test-tube babies have a higher chance of birth
defects and low birth weight, and researchers still have not been
able to determine the reason for this.
Other issue of concern is that through this procedure, some of the
eggs fertilized in the lab are later discarded. Does this procedure
mean that the researchers are actually killing potential people? How
is the line drawn in this case?
Then there is also the issue of commercial opportunities for eggs
and sperms to be bought and surrogate wombs to be rented with the
purpose of creating babies. This process of embryo transfer to
another mother, not necessarily the same woman who had provided the
eggs, is known as placing the embryo in a gestational carrier. This
procedure has been becoming increasingly common through
technological advancement, which has made couples including women
with uterus problems, have a chance in having their baby.
Test-tube babies have really brought changes to the way in which
babies are conceived and have given much hope to many who have had
problems having babies through the process of fake fertilisation. However, the
downside of this are the ethical issues behind the procedure, with
which still poses a big question mark and with which is still
opposed by many factions.
The first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham, England at Oldham General Hospital on July 25th, 1978. She was the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) pioneered by Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards.
* 3.1 Ovarian stimulation * 3.2 Egg retrieval * 3.3 Fertilization * 3.4 Selection * 3.5 Embryo transfer This information came from wikipedia. If you want to know more, go there and search 'test tube babies'
A "little baby test tube" is not a standard or recognized term. It may refer to a test tube used in a laboratory setting to hold small volumes of liquid, or it could be a colloquial or humorous way to refer to a test tube baby, a child conceived through in vitro fertilization.
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No, test tube babies are born like any other child, they are not born with any extraordinary powers. The term "test tube baby" simply refers to a baby that was conceived through in vitro fertilization in a laboratory setting.
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The duration of Brainiac's Test Tube Baby is 3600.0 seconds.
The term "test tube baby" does not refer to a baby that is kept in a test tube - babies are much too large to fit into test tubes, even aside from the fact that there is no reason to put a baby into a test tube. The term refers to the origin of the baby. If a zygote is produced by in vitro fertilization (rather than by sexual intercourse) then if that zygote is implanted in a womb and grows to become a baby, it qualifies as a test tube baby.
The first use of the term “test tube baby” was in 1978. And this was after the birth of the first test tube baby, Louise Joy Brown. Today, over 7 million healthy babies have been conceived and born via the test tube baby treatment process Best IVF Center in Delhi NCR | IVF Specialist Doctor Delhi can range from Rs 70,000 to Rs 1, 30,000 depending on the condition.
It is subjective as to whether a test tube baby is immoral or not. Some religions feel that it is.
Brainiac's Test Tube Baby ended on 2007-01-08.
Brainiac's Test Tube Baby was created on 2006-08-03.
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The cast of Test Tube Baby - 1991 includes: Geetanjali
As it doctors and hospitals are costly today, the test tube baby is a very costly indeed.
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