Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Reproductive system helps our body to function properly such as producing an eggs,sperms and ovas.It mainly helps us produces the female egg cells necessary for reproduction, called the ova or oocytes. The reproductive system is very important part of the body system because it helps the population to reproduce, it is a very crucial factor of living.The reproductive system helps our body to produce new cells. One of the most widespread diseases of the reproductive system is known as prostate…

Scientific technology today has made many advancements. Humans have more at their fingertips than ever before, including the option to design their own baby. A common technique for doing so is known as in vitro fertilization. This technique involves combining the sperm and eggs into a petri dish and then inserting the fertilized eggs into the female’s uterus. Other methods include injecting specific sperm directly into the fallopian tubes, this sperm can be provided by either the parents…

In the online article “DNA Procedure”, the author Ian Sample explains a procedure of a DNA mitochondrial transplant to help parents who have a risk of passing on genetic diseases to their children. The procedure consists of taking the nucleus from the woman’s egg, inserted it into a donor’s egg, then fertilizing it with the husband’s sperm. This is a very controversial procedure that has been discussed for many years. The procedure is a great thing when wanting to help mothers who cannot have…

taking place in Britain in 1990, was restricted from using the science in any way that could be perceived as unethical. These procedures were developed to help parents bear children free of harmful inherited conditions, known as "pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).” The PGD process begins with a test-tube evaluation of an embryo, removing any embryos containing a harmful disease. The embryos determined to be clear of any detrimental conditions are then implanted into the mother through…

The moral dilemma I have chosen to write about is Case 14, regarding the conception of “donor babies,” or infants conceived for the intentioned or expressed purpose of donating valuable bone marrow or tissue to a sibling. In such cases, doctors perform an amniocentesis procedure to determine if the fetus is a match, and if so, draw the needed marrow out using needles once the child is 14 months old. Advocates to this practice claim that “families love and cherish donor babies just as much as…

The basic principles are simple; the X-sperm contains more DNA than the Y-sperm. Although this difference is small, it is possible to measure DNA content of individual sperm with sufficient accuracy to distinguish between X- and Y-sperm with about 90% accuracy for 50% of the sperm. Therefore, about half of the sperm are discarded as unsexable. The DNA content of sperm is determined using a fluorescing dye, Hoechst 33342 that readily penetrates the sperm cell membrane and binds to the DNA…

Who really owns our bodies? Is it us, our parents, the government, the state, or even a higher power? These questions spark a fair amount of discussion throughout our country. Specifically who has the power to choose if you can have children. When people have trouble with this there is a simple answer: Go to a sperm bank or adopt children. People that want the actual experience of being pregnant will most likely choose to go a sperm bank and get it surgically implanted. The big question is: Is…

nevertheless opened up a world of potential for humanity. Parthenogenesis is under the domain of genetics, and is…

The term savior siblings is usually referred to children who are conceived through in vitro in fertilization (IVF) as a potential source of donor organs for an already existing sibling with a life threatening condition. It is important to understand the process of the creation of the sibling before an analysis of moral ethics can be made. The process to create a savior sibling can get very expensive and long. To begin the process, the father masturbates to produce sperm and the mother takes…

are choosing the gender of their children for reasons such as genetic diseases, family balancing, or just wanting the choice. According to Sureau , " In the prevention of X-linked diseases, e.g. Duchenne myopathy, haemophilia, there are the following choices: (i) pre-natal diagnosis, followed by medical termination if the fetus is male or termination which is restricted to affected male fetuses; (ii) pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) with either rejection of any XY offspring, or rejection…