From the moment my husband Ryan and I began trying to conceive, I felt like a dark cloud was constantly hanging over me. At 29 years old, I went through multiple rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in hopes of getting pregnant, but unfortunately, they were all unsuccessful. It was a lot to handle and left …
Throughout the years of struggling to conceive, I have encountered numerous moments akin to the concept of “Sliding Doors” coined in the Gwenyth Paltrow film of the same name. These moments, where seemingly inconsequential decisions can drastically alter our futures, have made me reflect on the crucial things I would have done differently in hindsight …
The conventional method of creating a human embryo involves the union of an egg and sperm. However, scientists have achieved a breakthrough by developing human embryos without the need for either. These “synthetic embryos” or “embryo models” are created using reprogrammed embryonic stem cells. Remarkably, they exhibit characteristics of true embryos, including the presence …