LGBT reproduction

Theoretical biological reproduction by LGBT people

LGBT reproduction is when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have biological kids. They do this with help from medical technology. This is different from LGBT parenting. LGBT parenting includes things like LGBT adoption. In recent years, scientists have been studying and making ways to help same-sex couples have kids..[1][2]

Diagram of the proposed method of lesbian egg fusion


The main ways being looked at are creating sperm from women and eggs from men. In 2004, Japanese scientists changed the job of some genes. They used two mouse eggs to make baby mice.[3] In 2018, Chinese scientists made 29 female mice from two mother mice. But they couldn't make baby mice from two father mice.[4][5] One possible way is to get sperm and eggs from skin stem cells.[6]


Not being able to use medical technology to have kids is seen as unfair health care for LGBT people.[7]

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References

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  1. Quick D (9 December 2010). "Breakthrough raises possibility of genetic children for same-sex couples". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "Timeline of same-sex procreation scientific developments". samesexprocreation.com.
  3. "Japanese scientists produce mice without using sperm". The Washington Post. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 22, 2004.
  4. Blakely R (2018-10-12). "No father necessary as mice are created with two mothers". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. Li ZK, Wang LY, Wang LB, Feng GH, Yuan XW, Liu C, et al. (November 2018). "Generation of Bimaternal and Bipaternal Mice from Hypomethylated Haploid ESCs with Imprinting Region Deletions". Cell Stem Cell. 23 (5): 665–676.e4. doi:10.1016/j.stem.2018.09.004. PMID 30318303.
  6. Murray I (2021). "Stem Cells and Same Sex Reproduction". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. Tam, Michelle W. (2021-08-02). "Queering reproductive access: reproductive justice in assisted reproductive technologies". Reproductive Health. 18 (1): 164. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01214-8. ISSN 1742-4755. PMC 8327458. PMID 34340704.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)