Best way yet to predict IVF success

• Autores: Jessica Hamzelou
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3046, 2015, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Fertility doctors tend to base a woman's odds of IVF success on her age and ovarian reserve--the number of follicles available for fertilization. With this information they can decide whether or not to recommend treatment which can be expensive, as well as mentally and physically demanding. But existing models for predicting the outcome of IVF are based on limited, outdated information, says Rima Dhillon at the University of Birmingham, UK. IVF techniques have changed considerably since these models were developed. Meanwhile, a decade of research has highlighted many new factors that can affect the outcome, including a woman's weight, any previous pregnancies or miscarriages she might have had, the cause of infertility and how long a woman had been trying for a baby.