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3 Person Embryo Consultation Launched in UK

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The UK’s fertility watchdog has launched a public consultationon the ethics of IVF-based techniques designed to avoid serious mitochondrial diseases.

Around 1 in 200 children is born each year with a form of mitochondrial disease. Some children have mild or no symptoms but others can be severely affected and have a shortened life expectancy. Symptoms include muscle weakness, intestinal disorders and heart disease.

New techniques, known as mitochondria replacement, could enable women to avoid passing these diseases on to their children by using mitochondria from a donated egg to create a healthy embryo, which would then be used in normal IVF treatment. Read full article.

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Europe’s new early embryo test

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Women who undergo in-vitro fertilizationare often unsure of their embryo survival once the embryo has been implanted back into the womb. However a new revolutionary fertility test only available in Europe, called Early Embryo Viability assessment (Eava) test, tells whether or not the embryo is likely to survive within 48 hours. Having this new technology means that the strongest embryos can be implanted back into the mothers womb to increase the chances of a success, and hope for more couples. This can also reduce financial cost for infertile couples who often times repeat IVF cycles before having a viable pregnancy. Read full article.