2023-11-06 14:45:52
Derek, the first European baby carried by two mothers, was born in the Spanish city of Mallorca thanks to the Invocell techniquewhich allows sharing the embryo development between two women.
In this technique, what is done is place a device that works as a kind of incubator under the cervix of one of the two women. In this way, the development of the first days of the embryofor then be extracted and implanted in the partner’s uterus.
According to experts, The main advantage that mothers have is that of being more involved in the reproduction process.given that Both are allowed to share the pregnancy.
The team of Juaneda Fertility, the first laboratory in Europe with the capacity to carry out this technique, announced that “nine months later, the pregnancy has concluded satisfactorily. “This procedure provides great emotional value due to the fact that both women have shared the gestation of the embryo.”
According to experts, this procedure has a close resemblance to in vitro fertilization, which requires an average of three attempts for fertilization to be successful.
Although it is not known how much this process cost in Europe, it is known that In the United States it has a value of approximately $6,000.
Derek was born healthy and weighing 3.3 kilos.
With information from Argentine News
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