English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English #454 | The Future of Fertility
Mar 14, 2024
The podcast delves into the future of fertility, discussing IVF, IVG, and artificial wombs. It explores implications for single-sex couples, ethical concerns, and the end of traditional reproduction. The episode also touches on the book 'The End of Sex' and how these technologies may revolutionize how we reproduce.
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Female Fertility Declines Uniquely With Age
- Human female fertility declines sharply with age, unlike most mammals.
- IVF helps but does not change the fundamental need for a woman's egg and womb.
Mouse Eggs From Skin Cells
- In 2016 Japanese researchers created egg cells from mouse skin and produced ten healthy pups.
- Those pups reproduced normally, showing the procedure worked across generations.
IVG Could Transform Reproduction
- The technique is called in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) and has succeeded in mice only so far.
- Experts say human IVG seems like a matter of when, not if, which could transform fertility care.