KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / TEST TUBE BABY / NOTES /
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC
PRELIMINARY
KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / TEST TUBE BABY / NOTES /
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC
PRELIMINARY
A test tube baby born by artificial fertilization of
the ovum. The main cause of infertility is the blockage of the fallopian tubes
that leads from the ovaries to the uterus; consequently, spermatozoa are unable
to reach the ova for fertilization. In such case, the ovum is removed and
fertilized by the sperm externally (test tube) where the fertilization takes
place and cell division commences. The fertilized ovum is then implanted into
the womb of the woman where subsequent development of the embryo takes place as
in the case of natural fertilization. The technique was developed by Robert
Edwards and Patrick Steptoe in 1970. The first test tube baby was a baby girl
Louise Brown, born to Lesley Brown in Lancashire (UK). In India, the first test
tube baby Harsha was born on August 6, 1986. The technique was developed by Dr.
Indira Hinduja at KEM Hospital Bombay.
KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / TEST TUBE BABY / NOTES /
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC
PRELIMINARY
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