test-tube baby
Laboratory-conceived child
A test-tube baby is a child conceived through in vitro fertilization—where egg and sperm are combined in a laboratory rather than inside the body.
The term dates from when the technology was new and controversial: The world's first test-tube baby was born in 1978.
Now somewhat dated, as IVF has become routine.
Laboratory-assisted reproduction
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- fertility clinicReproductive medicine facility
- egg retrievalSurgical collection of ova
- sperm donationProviding reproductive cells for conception
embryologist · fertility drugs · oocyte · blastocyst · implantation · cryopreservation · petri dish · incubator
Study of prenatal development
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
fertilization · gametes · zygote · gene editing · CRISPR · cytoplasm · microscope · pipette
Inability to reproduce
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- reproductive medicineField treating conception issues
- fertility treatmentMedical help conceiving
childlessness · subfertility · endometriosis · polycystic ovary syndrome · low sperm count · ovarian reserve · reproductive health
Moral philosophy for medicine
- genetic selectionChoosing organisms by traits
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- sex selectionChoosing offspring's gender
- genetic engineeringDeliberate DNA modification
commodification · playing God · reproductive autonomy · consent · legislation · regulation · religious objections · slippery slope
Sleeping mind's narrative
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- parenthoodState of having children
- familyRelated people together
- breakthroughSudden important advance
joy · gratitude · anticipation · answered prayer · motherhood · fatherhood · new beginning · perseverance
in vitro fertilization
Laboratory-assisted reproduction
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- fertility clinicReproductive medicine facility
- egg retrievalSurgical collection of ova
sperm donation · embryologist · fertility drugs · oocyte · blastocyst · implantation · cryopreservation · petri dish · incubator · frozen embryo
embryology
Study of prenatal development
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
cell division · fertilization · gametes · zygote · gene editing · CRISPR · cytoplasm · microscope · pipette · cell culture
infertility
Inability to reproduce
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- reproductive medicineField treating conception issues
fertility treatment · childlessness · subfertility · endometriosis · polycystic ovary syndrome · low sperm count · ovarian reserve · reproductive health
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- genetic selectionChoosing organisms by traits
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- sex selectionChoosing offspring's gender
genetic engineering · commodification · playing God · reproductive autonomy · consent · legislation · regulation · religious objections · slippery slope · human dignity
dream
Sleeping mind's narrative
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- parenthoodState of having children
- familyRelated people together
breakthrough · joy · gratitude · anticipation · answered prayer · motherhood · fatherhood · new beginning · perseverance · emotional journey
- newbornspreemie, newborn, neonate, preterm, birth weight