Embryos

IVF-related medical technology has improved rapidly over the past decade; new innovations are constantly offering the industry more options for infertility treatment. Better pharmacological efficacy, more precise monitoring & diagnostics, and a greater number of treatment choices have improved outcomes considerably. ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a new type of culture device that rocks the embryos, simulating the movement an embryo would experience in the womb. The culture fluid swirls ...

Couples who undergo IVF treatment sign contracts that determine the ultimate fate of their embryos. Key to these agreements are specifications regarding which partner gets the embryos in the case of divorce, or death, or other stipulated medical condition. And while most clinics discuss the couples' options for embryo disposition in the event ...

While doing research for another article, I came across a neat set of animated embryology illustrations from Indiana University.

Most women who endure treatments for infertility have a pretty good grasp of the process, the expectations, and their own progress ...

All That Remains

Couples who decide not to implant embryos often face a difficult choice�and limited options. For years, scientists, ethicists, politicians, and religious groups have held very public debates about the moral status of embryos (when does life begin?) ...

As IVF and other ART procedures become more efficient and effective, more and more patients have the option to freeze their extra embryos. Women with good ovarian reserve are typically very responsive to ovarian stimulation, and can end up with a dozen or more cryopreserved blastocysts at the end of a cycle. But fundamental to the nature ...