Prosthetic Ovaries

Gelatin is a naturally occurring substance that helps form the structure of organs. A 3-D printer squirts out gelatin ink in extremely precise patterns, one layer on top of another, to build complex three-dimensional structures modeled on the natural ovary.

"We were able to use 3-D printing to actually lay down a scaffold that was copying what we knew the scaffold looked like of the normal ovary," Woodruff says.

In the mice, the result was a structure about the size of a pea that contains complex formations, including tiny pores, that re-create the environment inside natural ovaries.

Next, the researchers placed real tissue from mouse ovaries, known as follicles, into the 3-D-printed ovary scaffolds. Follicles contain immature eggs and cells that secrete hormones needed for reproduction and other bodily functions.

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Celebrity said:

Yes that's right ladies, the mouse version of your reproductive organs can now be printed from gelatin. Your country needs your input on what sort of reproductive rights these artificial ovaries have and how many taxpayer dollars we should funnel into them. Just kidding, we don't want to hear any of that. Unless you're going to do it.

Well, isn't this remarkable. This structure is where a very important part of reproduction takes place in the female body. The scientists had to seed the inside of the ovaries with follicles from a mouse. Other than that, it is a fully functional synthetic ovary. Thus, we can now grow the thing that grows mouse gametes from a female mouse. Theoretically, the same concept applies to human gametes in women.

Various arguments about DNA editing aside, I think this should increase viability of women to the point of and possibly beyond menopause. So, this could be great news for women who want to give birth, but who have ended their natural menstrual cycle. On the other hand, that brings up the matter of ova support. Any follicle donor who doesn't have the procedure performed and documented in a hospital (or similar institution) will likely owe women who become pregnant some amount of money if they happen to be poor and apply for welfare. Now, this would be totally unnecessary if we lived in a society in which people made financial sacrifices for the benefit of anyone who wanted to raise children, but some of us just want to make money and die, without leaving any kind of positive impact outside of our personal dynasty or caste.

Scientists May Someday Fight Infertility With 3-D Printed Ovaries : Shots - Health News : NPR

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year2late said:

Why would this be any different that the laws for sperm donors?

As long as it is documented thoroughly with medical records, the support issue should not be an issue.

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Celebrity said:

You still believe that biology and medicine are the same thing, huh? Or do you suppose that healthcare should come before welfare?

Inquiring minds want to know.

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Celebrity said:

Various arguments about DNA editing aside, I think this should increase viability of women to the point of and possibly beyond menopause. So, this could be great news for women who want to give birth, but who have ended their natural menstrual cycle. On the other hand, that brings up the matter of ova support. Any follicle donor who doesn't have the procedure performed and documented in a hospital (or similar institution) will likely owe women who become pregnant some amount of money if they happen to be poor and apply for welfare. Now, this would be totally unnecessary if we lived in a society in which people made financial sacrifices for the benefit of anyone who wanted to raise children, but some of us just want to make money and die, without leaving any kind of positive impact outside of our personal dynasty or caste.

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year2late said:

What am I missing.

Men that donate sperm in medical office are not subject to supporting their offspring.

A woman that is the follicle donor similarly would not be subject to supporting their offspring.

Ask a non obtuse specific question and I will gladly attempt to answer it.

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year2late said:

What am I missing.

Men that donate sperm in medical office are not subject to supporting their offspring.

A woman that is the follicle donor similarly would not be subject to supporting their offspring.

Ask a non obtuse specific question and I will gladly attempt to answer it.

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Fledermaus said:

Now how do you imagine one would have the procedure occur without being performed and documented in a hospital (or similar institution)?

Let me guess... Women in your mind are lining up in order to have children just to screw you out of your money.

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Celebrity said:

I'm not asking you to explain to me the nature of the world and its laws. I know that's hard for a chauvinist to understand, since a chauvinist naturally feels superior to men like myself. If we were living in the South in the early 20th century, and I was black, I wouldn't need you to explain Jim Crow to me to understand that it was racist.

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year2late said:

Apparently Fledermaus has the correct response to what can now be called a bait thread.

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Celebrity said:

This is not a "bait thread." You are baiting, not I.

The laws which govern prosthetic ovaries may not yet exist, yet you want to derail the discussion to the topic of sperm donation.

Get out of my thread, troll. You're not so clever.

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Celebrity said:

This is not a "bait thread." You are baiting, not I.

The laws which govern prosthetic ovaries may not yet exist, yet you want to derail the discussion to the topic of sperm donation.

Get out of my thread, troll. You're not so clever.

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