1st Babies Born From Frozen Eggs, Sperm
From Times Wire Reports
Doctors in Singapore said they have achieved the world’s first successful birth of a human being conceived from eggs and sperm that were both frozen. Actually, two births: The procedure produced a healthy set of twins, said Dr. Chia Choy May, who led the team conducting the procedure at Thomson Medical Center. About 30 births have been reported worldwide using frozen eggs and non-frozen sperm, and many more using frozen sperm and non-frozen eggs.
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