In todays world is it possible for a woman to be impregnated WITHOUT
sperm delivered by a male or from a male?

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Request for Question Clarification by tlspiegel-ga on 08 Aug 2004 15:30 PDT

Hi zumaroy,

Not yet, but the possiblity exists in the future:  It's known as
parthenogenesis - virgin birth.  Experts believe the process could be
used to help women whose partners are infertile or who want to have a
baby without a sperm donor.

CREATING BABIES WITHOUT FATHERS
http://www.mothersbliss.co.uk/planning/nofather.asp#work

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How To Get Pregnant Without Sperm? Scientists in Australia have found
a way to fertilize eggs using genetic material from any cell in the
body - and not just sperm.
http://www.skfriends.com/how-to-get-pregnant-without-sperm.htm


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the answer box.

Best regards,
tlspiegel

Are you excluding any sperm at all, i.e., artificial insemination? In
theory you could combine the DNA from two eggs, but there are many
difficulties with this. I believe that it was done once however,
though I can't remember the specific research article.