IVF Research Commends Single Embryo Implantation
Research that has come out of Finland applauding and urging fertility experts to use single embryos during In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). The research, shown by Reuters, says that single embryo insemination may be the best option for cost-effectiveness and healthy and successful results.
The Reuters article said, "At a time when there is an intense debate in many countries about how to reduce multiple pregnancy rates and provide affordable fertility treatment, policy makers should be made aware of our results," said Hannu Martikainen of the University of Oulu in Finland, who led the study. These data should also encourage clinics to evaluate their embryo transfer policy and adopt single embryo transfer as their everyday practice for women younger than 40."
One of the primary risks in IVF treatment is multiple births, this notion has come into the forefront of news globally with the infamous octuplets mother. With more than 3 million babies being world worldwide with the help of fertility treatments, this may dramatically decrease the number of multiple births.
Posted by Tala on 3/25/2009 9:54:34 AM
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