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Preconception Gender Selection and the Use of Genetic Testing of Embryos by Emily Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:02pm the ratio of X/Y sperm in actual samples of sperm after the separation, in embryos that have been tested prior to implantation (preimplantation genetic diagnosis-PGD), and in live Read on »

Testing for pregnancy after an embryo transfer in an IVF cycle by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 05 Jan 2011 10:04pm be even worse than the pain of the IVF injections ! Most patients would love to have a test which will allow them to find out if they are pregnant immediately after the embryo transfer ! Have the embryos stuck or not ? Why can’t we do a pregnancy test and find out right now ? Even if I am not pregnant, at least it’s better to know than to be unsure Read on »

Eeny Meeny Miny No: Embryos Tested Before Conception by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 03 Feb 2009 12:43am

1 Comment Did you know we can now test embryos before conception? Word comes from University College London that a baby was just born in the U.K. who was tested before conception for the BRAC1 gene. Or should I say, tested and then selected for IVF because she (?) did not carry the breast cancer gene. If "she" can be used for the unfertilized embryo that would Read on »

New embryo test could detect thousands of hereditary disorders by pvedmom Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Jun 2009 11:57pm By Rebecca Robey: UK scientists have developed a new screening technique that could allow prospective parents to test their IVF embryos for any known genetic disease...). There are approximately 15,000 known genetic disorders and currently only two per cent of these can be tested for. The HFEA permits couples to use these tests to screen their IVF embryos prior Read on »

IVF Egg Retrieval, ICSI, Embryo Transfer and Pregnancy Test by Brandi & Shelton K. Posted Sat 01 Aug 2009 10:23pm pills. > Tuesday 8/4-Friday 8/7: Embryo transfer. At the earliest this will happen Tuesday, at the latest Friday. A catheter will be placed in my uterus and ONE (and only ONE) embryo will be transferred inside. I will not be put under for this, but given something to relax a bit. > August....? : This is where we’re going to go dark for a few weeks Read on »

ACT creates embryonic stem cell line; keeps embryos alive by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm This is cross-posted at http://www.bioethics.net/ Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) announced in Nature Magazine in August of 2006 that they were creating embryonic stem cell lines from biopsied embyros. The headlines were a bit misleading, suggesting that this method did not result in the destruction of the embryos, when it did. Today, ACT Read on »

Embryonic Stem Cell Method Denied Patent in EU Due to Embryo Destruction by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:14pm Well, well, well: We are told that only the desire to impose religious belief stands in the way of the development of a thriving embryonic stem cell regenerative medical sector. That has always been wrong, but now there is vivid proof: The EU patent office has rejected a patent request for the primary method of deriving human embryonic stem cells Read on »

ATLAS OF IVF EMBRYOS – DAY 2 AND DAY 3 EMBRYOS by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 09 Mar 2011 1:43am ATLAS OF IVF EMBRYOS – DAY 2 AND DAY 3 EMBRYOS ATLAS OF IVF EMBRYOS – DAY 2 AND DAY 3 EMBRYOS DR. SAIPRASAD GUNDETI, SENIOR EMBRYOLOGIST, MALPANI INFERTILITY CLINIC PVT. LTD. DAY 2 EMBRYOS DAY 2 EMBRYOS GENERALLY HAVE 2 TO 4 CELLS IN THEM. EMBRYOS WITH 4 CELLS (GRADE A) ARE CONSIDERED AS TOP QUALITY DAY 2 EMBRYOS. GRADING OF DAY 2 EMBRYOS Read on »

Donor Embryos and Embryo Adoption by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 02 Mar 2011 12:00am Donor Embryos : Biologically , embryo adoption is exactly the same as a traditional adoption , in that the child and the parents have no genetic linkage. However , here the resemblance ends. Whereas with traditional adoption it is a child who is adopted after birth, in embryo adoption the infertile couple adopts an embryo before pregnancy Read on »

Embryo transfer versus embryo implantation by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 05 May 2010 2:18am Many patients do not understand the difference between embryo transfer and implantation and will often confuse these terms. Embryo transfer is a simple mechanical process in which the doctor inserts the embryos into the uterus, using a catheter ( a plastic hollow tube). This is usually an easy procedure which takes about 10 minutes to do Read on »