inserting sperm into the woman’s uterus. This may help when there is a problem with the man’s sperm or the woman has ovulation problems. The sperm used could come from the woman’s partner, or from a donor.
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In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
fertilising an egg outside the woman’s body and then implanting it into her uterus.
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Surrogacy
implanting a woman’s fertilised egg into another woman’s uterus. This surrogate mother carries the baby until it is born and then gives it to the biological mother.
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Cloning
Twins are genetically identical because they are formed after one fertilised egg cell splits into two cells. They are natural clones.
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Hybrid embryos
Mixture of animal and human tissue.
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Reproductive cloning
The use of cloning techniques to produce a baby.
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Therapeutic cloning
Cloning techniques used to treat certain diseases and medical conditions (also known as steam cell cloning)
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Saviour siblings
a child conceived through selective in vitro fertilization as a potential source of donor organs or cells for an existing brother or sister with a life-threatening medical condition.
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Designer babies
Babies whose gender and characteristics are chosen by their parents. Many parents worry that their child might be born with medical defects. This technique would mean parents could pay or choose to have for example, a girl over a boy, or rule out a m
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Embryo
A fertilised egg [ovum] at the earliest stages of its development.
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Genetic engineering
The term for a range of scientific techniques where you manipulate cells for a specific outcome including cloning and somatic cell therapy (gene therapy).
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In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
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fertilising an egg outside the woman’s body and then implanting it into her uterus.
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