Seventy-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins - hospital

A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following IVF treatment,
a hospital in Uganda has said.
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Dr Edward Tamale Sali, a fertility specialist at the Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre (WHI&FC), told BBC the mother used
a donor egg and her partner's sperm for the in-vitro fertilisation
(IVF) procedure.

The babies were born prematurely at 31 weeks and placed in incubators.
Dr Sali says they are currently "stable".

In 2019, a 73-year-old Indian woman gave birth to twins following IVF treatment.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67577038

"However, reaching menopause and postmenopause makes natural pregnancy unlikely."

I know of one case where the above is not true.

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On 2023-12-01, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

International and Fertility Centre (WHI&FC), told BBC the mother used
a donor egg and her partner's sperm for the in-vitro fertilisation
(IVF) procedure.

The babies were born prematurely at 31 weeks and placed in incubators.
Dr Sali says they are currently "stable".

Jeez, 31 weeks. Not lookin good, although maybe they'll make it.
Wonder what would cause a grandma to decide to give birth to babies
originating from someone else's egg?

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On Sat, 02 Dec 2023 13:54:36 GMT, Retrograde
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what would cause a grandma to decide to give birth to babies
originating from someone else's egg?

"the mother used a donor egg and her partner's sperm
for the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure."

partner's sperm

Be nice to know who this person is, and how rich he is in Ugandan.

Did he really want kids? Methink something stinks here.

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