A woman in France has given birth to a baby after her immature eggs were&nbsp;matured in a lab and frozen for use five years after she&nbsp;was left infertile by <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/no-link-between-talcum-powder-and-ovarian-cancer-finds-major-study-272830">cancer</a> treatment.

She gave birth to a healthy boy&nbsp;named Jules who&nbsp;was the first baby to be born through the new procedure, according&nbsp;to fertility specialists at Antoine Béclère University hospital in Clamart near Paris.

''Two more women, one who was treated for breast cancer and another who was treated for lymphoma, were now pregnant after having the same procedure at the hospital,'' said Michaël Grynberg, the head of reproductive medicine and fertility preservation at the hospital.

''While the procedure was not particularly efficient, it allowed some women to have babies when they had exhausted other options,'' he added.

The unnamed woman was offered fertility counselling when she was about to start&nbsp;her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/no-link-between-talcum-powder-and-ovarian-cancer-finds-major-study-272830">chemotherapy </a>for breast cancer at the age of 29.

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The drugs used in many cancer treatments are known to put fertility at risk.&nbsp;Doctors had ruled out the standard&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/french-lawmakers-approve-ivf-for-lesbians-single-women-252435">IVF</a>&nbsp;procedure of using hormones to stimulate the woman’s ovaries to produce eggs as they were&nbsp;concerned it might adversely affect her <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/no-link-between-talcum-powder-and-ovarian-cancer-finds-major-study-272830">cancer</a>.

Another alternative&nbsp;way was to remove and freeze some of the patient’s ovarian tissue and reimplant it when she recovered, but the woman considered the operation too invasive.

Instead, the woman opted for retrieval of early-stage eggs from her ovaries.&nbsp;These were matured in the lab and then vitrified, a process that freezes the cells rapidly in nitrogen to reduce the chances of ice crystals forming and rupturing them.

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Out of her seven frozen eggs, six survived the process.&nbsp;These were fertilised with sperm injections, but only one developed into a healthy embryo that gave rise to the successful pregnancy.

The boy was born on 6 July 2019 when the woman was 34.&nbsp;Details of the birth were published in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/cancer-deaths-over-last-5-years-falling-in-european-union-study-204192">Annals of Oncology</a>.

The medical team is working to make the procedure more efficient.&nbsp;Eggs have been&nbsp;matured in the lab before&nbsp;and used to create embryos that have gone on to produce live births but this was the first birth from an egg matured in the lab and then frozen before use.

A woman in France has given birth to a baby after her immature eggs were matured in a lab and frozen for use five years after she was left infertile by cancer treatment.

A woman in France has given birth to a baby after her immature eggs were matured in a lab and frozen for use five years after she was left infertile by cancer treatment. She gave birth to a healthy boy named Jules who was the first baby to be born through the new procedure, according to fertility specialists at Antoine Béclère University hospital in Clamart near Paris. ''Two more women, one who was treated for breast cancer and another who was treated for lymphoma, were now pregnant after having the same procedure at the hospital,'' said Michaël Grynberg, the head of reproductive medicine and fertility preservation at the hospital. ''While the procedure was not particularly efficient, it allowed some women to have babies when they had exhausted other options,'' he added. The unnamed woman was offered fertility counselling when she was about to start her chemotherapy for breast cancer at the age of 29. Also read: French lawmakers approve IVF for lesbians, single women The drugs used in many cancer treatments are known to put fertility at risk. Doctors had ruled out the standard IVF procedure of using hormones to stimulate the woman’s ovaries to produce eggs as they were concerned it might adversely affect her cancer. Another alternative way was to remove and freeze some of the patient’s ovarian tissue and reimplant it when she recovered, but the woman considered the operation too invasive. Instead, the woman opted for retrieval of early-stage eggs from her ovaries. These were matured in the lab and then vitrified, a process that freezes the cells rapidly in nitrogen to reduce the chances of ice crystals forming and rupturing them. Watch: First ever 'test tube baby' describes impact of IVF for families Out of her seven frozen eggs, six survived the process. These were fertilised with sperm injections, but only one developed into a healthy embryo that gave rise to the successful pregnancy. The boy was born on 6 July 2019 when the woman was 34. Details of the birth were published in Annals of Oncology. The medical team is working to make the procedure more efficient. Eggs have been matured in the lab before and used to create embryos that have gone on to produce live births but this was the first birth from an egg matured in the lab and then frozen before use.

First baby born through new egg-freezing technique in France

In an unusual case, a 49-year-old Pune-based teacher fought against all odds to &lsquo;reincarnate&rsquo; her son whom she lost two years ago to cancer.

Pune-based 49-year-old Rajashree Patil became a grandmother to twins born via surrogacy methods using her son&#39;s cryo-preserved semen.

Semen cryopreservation, which is commonly called sperm banking, is a process of freezing sperm cells to preserve them so that they can be used in the future.&nbsp;

Doctors at Pune&#39;s Sahyadri Hospital performed the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure and fused Prathamesh Patil&#39;s semen, extracted and preserved long before his death in Germany, with the eggs of a donor to form embryos.&nbsp;

The embryos were then transferred into the womb of a surrogate mother, who gave birth to the twins - a boy and a girl - on Monday.

Rajashree contacted the sperm bank in Germany where Prathamesh had preserved his semen and she completed the formalities to bring it back. She then approached Sahyadri Hospitals for the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure to &ldquo;get her son back&rdquo;.

&ldquo;I was carrying the soul of my son in me and was looking for a body to breathe it into. I am going to name the baby boy Prathamesh, after my departed son, and the baby girl Prisha, after my daughter.,&rdquo; Rajashree Patil said.

(With inputs from PTI)

Having lost unmarried child to brain tumour two years ago, city-based teacher takes help of surrogacy to bring him back

In an unusual case, a 49-year-old Pune-based teacher fought against all odds to ‘reincarnate’ her son whom she lost two years ago to cancer. Pune-based 49-year-old Rajashree Patil became a grandmother to twins born via surrogacy methods using her son's cryo-preserved semen. Semen cryopreservation, which is commonly called sperm banking, is a process of freezing sperm cells to preserve them so that they can be used in the future. Doctors at Pune's Sahyadri Hospital performed the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure and fused Prathamesh Patil's semen, extracted and preserved long before his death in Germany, with the eggs of a donor to form embryos. The embryos were then transferred into the womb of a surrogate mother, who gave birth to the twins - a boy and a girl - on Monday. Rajashree contacted the sperm bank in Germany where Prathamesh had preserved his semen and she completed the formalities to bring it back. She then approached Sahyadri Hospitals for the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure to “get her son back”. “I was carrying the soul of my son in me and was looking for a body to breathe it into. I am going to name the baby boy Prathamesh, after my departed son, and the baby girl Prisha, after my daughter.,” Rajashree Patil said. (With inputs from PTI)

Pune woman becomes grandmother with dead son's preserved sperm

Britain&#39;s fertility regulator on Thursday gave the green light for the country to become the first in the world to legally offer &quot;three-parent baby&quot; fertility treatments.

British MPs had voted in February to allow the creation of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) babies with DNA from three people, but clinics needed the approval of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority before introducing the treatment.

The technique would allow women who carry disease-causing mutations in their mitochondrial genes to give birth to genetically-related children free of mitochondrial disease.

HFEA chair Sally Cheshire called the decision&nbsp;to let clinics offer mitochondrial gene therapy &quot;historic and important&quot; and &quot;a world first&quot;.

&quot;I&#39;m sure patients who might be in line for this treatment will be really pleased by what we&#39;ve decided today,&quot; she said, but added: &quot;We will proceed with caution.&quot;

An independent panel of experts last month said the practice should be &quot;cautiously adopted&quot; to prevent certain genetic diseases from being passed on to future generations.

Mitochondria are structures in cells which generate vital energy and contain their own set of genes called mDNA which is passed through the mother.

Mitochondrial diseases cause symptoms ranging from poor vision to diabetes and muscle wasting and health officials estimate around 125 babies are born with the mutations in Britain every year.

(AFP)

The process would allow women carrying disease-causing mutations in their genes to give birth to genetically-related children free of disease

Britain's fertility regulator on Thursday gave the green light for the country to become the first in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments. British MPs had voted in February to allow the creation of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) babies with DNA from three people, but clinics needed the approval of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority before introducing the treatment. The technique would allow women who carry disease-causing mutations in their mitochondrial genes to give birth to genetically-related children free of mitochondrial disease. HFEA chair Sally Cheshire called the decision to let clinics offer mitochondrial gene therapy "historic and important" and "a world first". "I'm sure patients who might be in line for this treatment will be really pleased by what we've decided today," she said, but added: "We will proceed with caution." An independent panel of experts last month said the practice should be "cautiously adopted" to prevent certain genetic diseases from being passed on to future generations. Mitochondria are structures in cells which generate vital energy and contain their own set of genes called mDNA which is passed through the mother. Mitochondrial diseases cause symptoms ranging from poor vision to diabetes and muscle wasting and health officials estimate around 125 babies are born with the mutations in Britain every year. (AFP)

UK approves 'three-parent' gene therapy