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As reported in The Times of India and elsewhere, a British woman gave birth to twin boy and girl who are genetically her grandchildren. The grandmother agreed to become the surrogate mother because the twins' genetic mother had a congenital condition in which her uterus and a few other reproductive organs are missing--but her ovary was intact and could provide an ova for IVF treatment. Her condition is known as MRKH--Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster Hauser syndrome (simply referred to as the "Rokitansky syndrome" in the article)--and occurs in about one in 5,000 women. For more information about MRKH, see MRKH.org, a Boston-based support organization for women born with MRKH and related conditions.
Posted by Emi on Jan 31, 2004