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A baby has been born through a new technique to "reawaken" the ovaries of women who had a very early menopause.
Doctors in the US and Japan developed the technique to remove the ovaries, activate them in the laboratory and re-implant fragments of ovarian tissue.
The technique, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has resulted in one baby being born, with another expected.
The findings were described as early, but a "potential game-changer".
The 27 women involved in the study became infertile around the age of 30 due to "primary ovarian insufficiency". The condition affects one in 100 women who essentially run out of eggs too young, leading to an early menopause.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24332772
Doctors in the US and Japan developed the technique to remove the ovaries, activate them in the laboratory and re-implant fragments of ovarian tissue.
The technique, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has resulted in one baby being born, with another expected.
The findings were described as early, but a "potential game-changer".
The 27 women involved in the study became infertile around the age of 30 due to "primary ovarian insufficiency". The condition affects one in 100 women who essentially run out of eggs too young, leading to an early menopause.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24332772