A technique where the mother's DNA is removed from her egg and then placed inside a donor egg from another woman is called maternal spindle transfer. The egg is then fertilized and evolves into an embryo and is then transferred for pregnancy. A woman who had many failed cycles of IVF was able to give birth to a healthy baby boy, with this technique. According to Dr. Jonathon Tilly, mitochondria plays a key role with the development of embryos and fertilization. An abundance of data gathered suggests that people who have an infertility/ poor egg and embryo condition have mitochondrial dysfunction or deficiency.
I think this is a very interesting topic, many times infertility is blamed on other things such as birth control (which have no proven side affects of this), but a mitochondrial dysfunction/ deficiency makes sense. I also think it is great that there have been successful cases with the spindle transfer technique. I hope this can help many women in the future who have trouble with infertility and seek to have children.
https://time.com/5569057/three-parent-baby-dna/
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https://www.newsweek.com/assisted-reproduction-ivf-maternal-spindle-transfer-three-parent-babies-1302044
I agree and find this article interesting. This technique can be so useful to people who are struggling to have a baby. This can also serve as an argument that birth control is safe because they said the problem came from Mitochondria and not any contraceptives.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is an awesome discovery and technique! I have not heard of this technique being used to help women who have trouble with infertility, but I think that the successful cases of the spindle transfer technique are a good testament to its capabilities!
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