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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Embryo Donation and Embryo Adoption - How Are They Different? by pvedmom Patient Expert

Posted Mon 28 Sep 2009 10:56pm

1 Comment The subjects of embryo adoption and embryo donation have appeared on my radar or the past couple of weeks. It’s given me pause for thought. And my thoughts have honestly been troubled. The first time I heard the term embryo adoption and embryo donation I thought the two terms were interchangeable, almost the same. And then I began to read Read on »

Embryo Donation and Embryo Adoption - How Are They Different? by pvedmom Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:03pm The subjects of embryo adoption and embryo donation have appeared on my radar or the past couple of weeks. It’s given me pause for thought. And my thoughts have honestly been troubled. The first time I heard the term embryo adoption and embryo donation I thought the two terms were interchangeable, almost the same. And then I began to read Read on »

Acupuncture on the Day of Embryo Transfer by Liz Richards Patient Expert

Posted Sat 06 Jun 2009 11:33pm of pregnancy by 50%. The protocol for the day of embryo transfer actually consists of two treatments, one before the embryo transfer and one after the embryo transfer. On the day... I have been attending embryo transfers as an acupuncturist since 2002 and I think it is an honor to be there on such an important day. The protocol that I use is based Read on »

UK signals go-ahead for animal-human embryos by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:27pm The British government signaled that scientists will be allowed to create part-human, part-animal embryos for research into potentially life-saving medical treatments. Caroline Flint, the health minister, is considering removing a ban on such work from a draft bill that will form the basis for new laws on fertility treatment and embryo Read on »

How we decide on which day to transfer your embryos by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 20 Oct 2010 8:03pm This is a guest post from Dr Saiprasad Gundeti, Senior Embryologist at Malpani Infertility Clinic. Embryo transfer represents the final stage of the IVF treatment and is the climax of the IVF treatment cycle. How do we decide on which day to transfer your embryos ? Day 1 ? Day 2 ? 3 ? 5 ? Which is better ? and why ? Unfortunately, human reproduction Read on »