Is it possible to have a baby?

[pretty]

You could always wait and see what happens...

I was never gonna have kids anyway because unfortunately after too many things I just know I would be a terrible mother but it really is sad, being mtf is just a genetic dead end right now 

I think there is hope though. Maybe you could tell your bf that you want to wait until you are sure there's not gonna be any alternatives. Hang in there hon 

[~RoadToTrista~]

There is some science of removing DNA from an egg and replacing it with sperm DNA, however that isn't something to get your hopes up over, as aside from that taking years to come out, it'll be totally friggin expensive when it does.

You will never be able to produce your own eggs. The reason is because ciswomen don't produce them either, they're born with all of them.

It's probably possible to achieve a pregnancy through medical science but as of now it would be very risky and damaging.

[Randi]

I believe science will indeed come up with something:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/04/162263750/scientists-create-fertile-eggs-from-mouse-stem-cells

At some time in the future it's likely that you can create a viable ovum from induced pluripotent stem cells.
I think it has been possible to create sperm cells for some time.

The net effect will be that in the not too distant future the DNA of any two people, of any sex or age can be combined to produce a viable fetus containing DNA from each of them. Two men, two women, a woman and a man, a postmenopausal woman and a male eunuch.    Virtually any combination you can think of.  Gonads not required!

Even if it takes 10-15 years, it will almost certainly be possible.  There are some very wealthy gay men who wish to have children with their significant other.  I think more funding for the research will be forthcoming.

Yeah I know, thank you

I suppose ill just keep my head up and see if science can come up with something haha

[Isabelle]

It already is possible, it's just unethical and intensely dangerous to both the fetus and its host. Artificial wombs have been manufactured and (animal) embryos grown exogenetically. As far as I can tell (meaning, what has been published in scientific journals that I can find) it has never been done using a genetic male as the host.

[Randi]

The OP did not ask about physically carrying a child, but whether her DNA and her boyfriend's DNA could somehow be combined to produce genetic offspring.

I'm wondering If its possible for my boyfriend and I to have a genetic baby of our own.

[Isabelle]

True well that's easier but would require a surrogate, not sure if any transgenic human embryos have been grown though.

[Aryana_V]

Wowzers. I can't find any reference to this on their site, or anywhere else though   was he a cis male? Did he say how it was done? Ectopic? How did this get passed by an ethics panel without it becoming global news?

I found an article on it.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1924

[Kevin Peña]

I would say that it is impossible. Sorry, but it is. Maybe you could try adoption? There are plenty of kids out there who could use a home. I only get to see my dad once per week and my mom is a nightmare, but at least I have parents. Kids in orphanages don't have anyone and regardless of their genes, if you love a kid enough, he/she is yours, regardless of a lack of genetic connection.

[Isabelle]

I found an article on it.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1924

That article is merely a discussion on possible methods. I'm looking for anything that backs up the claim that it has already occurred. I'm highly skeptical but, I'm highly skeptical about everything at all times

[Zoey]

It is not possible, but this issue is something that many transgender, gay, and straight couples face.
I've always thought it would be wonderful to have a reproductive-part transplant between a MTF and a FTM...they could exchange all internal & external reproductive parts surgically, and they could be made to function normally in the other person. Sigh...one can dream. :-)

[SilentArchitect]

totally impossble

For now, but you never know in the future.

[SilentArchitect]

I found an article on it.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1924

Very interesting read this.

[Sandy]

Very interesting read this.

An ectopic pregnancy is incredibly dangerous to both the foetus and the mother (regardless of their birth gender).  In almost all circumstances a physician will recommend an abortion if the pregnancy is ectopic.

The placenta will imbed itself in the abdominal wall and can attach to major organs.  Birth would be much more complex than a simple cesarean section.  Excising the placenta could cause hemorrhages.

That is the purpose of a uterus.  It is something that the placenta can attach to but can be sloughed off at birth.  The uterus is a highly specialized organ exclusively for birth.

While it could be technically possible for a cytoplast to attach to an abdominal wall, female or male, the likelihood of taking it to term is very slim.

-Sandy