Mother to daughter egg gift is a first

THE first mother-to-daughter egg donation was announced by doctors yesterday.

If the Canadian girl, now 7, ever uses the eggs to have a baby, she would effectively be giving birth to her own sister.

Flavie Boivin, from Montreal, was born with Turner’s Syndrome (TS), a genetic condition that causes impaired growth and learning difficulties.

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