ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION:MOTHER USES DEAD SON'S SPERM TO HAVE TWINS

A grieving mum who agreed to be artificially inseminated with her dead son ’s sperm now has twins after being told by doctors she needed a surrogate to complete her dream of ‘ reincarnating ’ her child .
Rajashree Patil , 49 , was informed by doctors that she was unfit for IVF treatment using a sample taken from her son

Prathamesh, who died of a deadly tumour. Prathamesh ’s semen was used to fertilise an egg which was given by an anonymous donor that was not related to the family, before being implanted into a close relative .

The surrogate has now given birth to twins , and the mother is raising them as her own in Pune , Western India .

The surrogate , 35 , has now given birth to twins and Rajashree says she will raise the little boy and girl, who are technically her grandchildren, as though they are her own .
She called the boy Prathamesh, while she named the little girl after her daughter Prisha, who will help her raise the babies in the city of Pune , Maharashtra State , Western India .
Rajashree, who works as a teacher , said; “ I was carrying the soul of my son in me and was looking for a body to breathe it into.
“ Doctors had preserved my son ’s semen before they commenced cancer treatment to preempt any negative effects of the medicine used on him.
“ Due to this , I have been able to get my son back . ”
Rajashree was very close to Prathamesh who was studying engineering in Germany when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour .
Doctors in Germany collected his sperm and put it in storage while Prathamesh went through gruelling cancer treatment , and because he was unmarried , he nominated his mother and sister to use his semen sample after his death .
Prathamesh managed to complete his master ’s degree before returning to India for an operation in May 2013 .
For a while, he appeared to be doing well , but in February 2016 , the cancer returned and by September that year , Prathamesh had passed away .
In May last year , Rajashree began considering using the sperm to get ‘her son back . ’
Rajashree said: “ I am menopausal, so doctors ruled me out for the pregnancy . A married relative offered to be the surrogate mother and she handed over the twins to me the minute they were born .
“ Getting the semen into our custody was not easy and we faced a lot of hurdles. Money and time were serious issues but now I will take the responsibility of these infants .
” I am their mother now . ”
The twins were born on Monday and since then, Rajashree has been quick to correct any visitors who have referred to her as their grandmother .
A photograph shows the unusual family who has taken extreme steps to keep Prathamesh ’s memory alive .
Rajashree is said to have faced a lot of criticism from her in- laws over her decision but she has been supported by her daughter Prisha throughout the ordeal .
Dr . Supriya Puranik, head of IVF department at Sahyadri Hospital , said ; “ I am happy that through the development of science and new technology we are being able to help people relive their moments of happiness.
“ At hospitals , we often see a lot of emotions and happiness whenever a woman delivers a baby and we have come to share in their moments of joy .
“ But in this cas, it was a grief -stricken mother whose son was away for studies when he came down with the fatal disease and succumbed to it .
“ We appreciate the kind of spirit she has shown throughout the process and congratulate her on having her son back in the form of these healthy twin babies.