HDE 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Louise Brown, Fetus
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Louise brown - mother of 1st test tube baby in 1978. Over 5 million kids born due to these procedures. 15% of births in us & europe use reproductive technologies. In vitro fertilization (ivf) & intracytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi) Genetic donation (sperm/egg ) & use of surrogate mothers. Help with both male & female challenges. Many chose known donors to know kid"s genetic background. Others avoid social complications & chose an unknown donor. May result to a surrogate birth mother w/ father"s sperm. May be conflict or jealousy between mother & surrogate mother.