Fears ovarian transplant breakthrough will lead to ‘designer’ babies

FEARS have been raised that an ovarian tissue transplant procedure which helped a woman get pregnant after being made infertile by cancer treatment could be misused by those looking to have “designer” children.

It was revealed yesterday that a 32-year-old patient is the first in the world to become pregnant as a result of the experimental procedure.

Despite being hailed as a medical breakthrough and a ray of hope for women undergoing cancer treatment, ethical concerns over its possible use to delay the menopause were also raised.