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test tube baby

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test tube baby,
a popular term for an infant conceived through in vitro fertilization by using an ovum removed from the mother. After fertilization the zygote is transplanted to the mother's uterus to develop normally. See also in vitro fertilization.


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LAHORE, May 31, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Test Tube Baby within legitimate couple (husband and wife) is permissible in Islam.
Joanne, of Gosforth, joined 30 other IVF couples at Newcastle's Centre for Life for a reunion and celebration of the 25th anniversary of the world's first test tube baby.
The process is now so commonplace that next year the one millionth test tube baby is expected to be born.
 
 
 
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