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Novel genetic test improves pregnancy rates in older women

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Sunday, July 05, 2009 | 0 comments

Scientists from University of Oxford, UK claim to have developed a new less invasive genetic test that has found to greatly improve pregnancy rates in older women with failed attempts.

The new test, developed by Dr. Elpida Fragouli, examining chromosomes in human eggs a few hours after fertilisation can identify those that are capable of forming a healthy baby.

She said that her team's work had already enabled seven ongoing pregnancies in a group of older women with a history of multiple failed IVF attempts.

The findings were presented at 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Read more: http://www.topnews.in/novel-genetic-test-improves-pregnancy-rates-older-women-2184514

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