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PGD and IVF Is No Riskier Than IVF Alone

Good news for aspiring parents at risk of passing on genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease to their children. According to a recently released study, children born from using PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) do not experience

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Egg Harvesting to Preserve Women’s Fertility

Female fertility peaks when women are in their twenties. By their mid-thirties, female egg quality begins to deteriorate quickly as a natural part of aging. This poses problems for women who wait to have children, as their chances of conceiving…

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Scientists Harvest Eggs from Young Cancer Patients, Preserve Fertility

NurseTips tipped me off to this interesting story. For the first time scientists have harvested eggs from girls as young as five who have cancer and matured them in the laboratory before freezing them for later use. Before this, doctors…

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What’s the Cheapest Price for IVF You’ve Seen?

The price of a single cycle of IVF (in vitro fertilization) varies greatly around the country, with average costs hovering around $10,000 to $14,000 per cycle. I know that there are regional variations to the cost of IVF, so I…

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Embryo Donation and Adoption Defined

What is embryo donation?

When people undergo fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), they often create more human embryos than they can use. Since these embryos are cryopreserved (frozen), they can be used to help other people concieve.…

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