What happens when you are down to your last embryo and your chances of producing more are slim? This is a question facing many parents who are undergoing IVF. And this Greek fertility expert seems to have found a solution – artificially split up the embryo. In the process, Karl Illmensee, laboratory director at the [...]
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Canadian fertility experts have released guidelines regarding the number of embryos to be transferred during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. The guidelines were jointly published by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.
IVF is a very tricky process. In order to increase the likelihood of success, [...]
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Ultrasound check up # 1
Congratulations! Your blood test showed that you are definitely pregnant. Now let’s have a look at your baby.
Hey, what have we here?’I see two little spots’one?two?Fancy having twins?
Ultrasound check up # 2
So let’s see how the 2 spots are doing today. Hey, this one’s doing great. See the heart beat? The [...]
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