Seattle Mom One of Nation’s First to Benefit From New Anti-Miscarriage Technology

One of our patients benefited from the use of PGD with array-CGH for recurrent pregnancy loss. We have been very pleased with the technology which now allows us to determine the number of copies for each of the 24 possible chromosomes.

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Researchers develop AMH model to predict menopause with 3-4 months accuracy

Iranian researchers studied the AMH level of 266 women, aged 20-49, and developed a statistical model to predict menopause. They presented this data at the ESHRE meeting in Rome.

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Deep phenotyping to predict live birth outcomes in IVF

The authors suggest that their mathematical model is 100x more accurate than using age to predict IVF outcomes. The authors took data from previous IVF cycles at Stanford and developed a model using complicated statistical tests. They tested the model on IVF cycles from a later time in their clinic. They did not have the data for some variables that we currently think are important such as antral follicle counts and AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone).

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Sperm Bank Offers First Pregnancy Pledge(TM) — Most Fertile Women Pregnant Within Five Attempts

I think these marketing schemes can be beneficial to patients who need medical care. People just need to look at the details of the plans and assess their own value. Not everyone likes buying “insurance” but reproduction can be stressful for any number of reasons and minimizing risk and stress is always good in my opinion. I wanted readers to be aware of options such as this one.

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