Reuters has reported that a new test promises to predict how successful an IVF (in vitro fertilization) procedure is likely to be.
Using a special formula, researchers from America have determined a way to determine if IVF is likely to work for a female. This could be a huge breakthrough for women whose success is currently being predicted based on their chronological ages rather than including other factors.
As the article notes:
“[the team] decided to look at dozens of factors, including age but also looking at how well and how fast the embryos grow, a woman’s hormonal response to the treatment and the condition of her uterus when the embryo is implanted.”
Though the test isn’t available, one of the researchers, Dr. Yao, and his co-workers have started Univfy, a company that hopes to distribute a commercial version of the test.
If all goes well, couples and their reproductive health science professionals could have access to the test later in 2010.
Our question to you is whether you would pay for a test to determine how likely it was that IVF would work for you?
Straight from the University of Virginia comes a home test that might just make it easier for men with fertility concerns to gauge their