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The treatment uses time-lapse imaging to look at embryos. It takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos, which can then be used to identify those which have chromosomal abnormalities. Embryos affected with this condition, sometimes known as aneuploidy, will not implant in the womb and can lead to miscarriage, or birth defects.
Scientists at British IVF clinic CARE Fertility claim such an informed selection can improve birth rates by more than 50%, but other expects are more wary of the results, saying 69 couples is too small a study to provide definitive answers.
The research followed the couples at the CARE fertility clinic in Manchester last year, when 88 embryos were imaged and implanted. The embryos were put into an incubator an image taken every 10 to 20 minutes and used the technique to select "low-risk" embryos not likely to have chromosomal abnormalities.
By using these methods, they found it could increase the chances of a successful birth from the current average of 25% to around 78%.
In most IVF labs, a developing embryo yet to be transferred to a womb will be checked up to six times over a five-day period, but time-lapse imaging allows more than 5,000 snapshots to be taken over the same period.
Professor Simon Fishel, managing director of CARE Fertility Group, said: "In the 35 years I have been in this field this is probably the most exciting and significant development that can be of value to all patients seeking IVF."
Each year in the UK, licensed clinics carry out 60,000 IVF treatments, with couples paying between £5k and £10k for each cycle.
(JP)
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IVF Breakthrough 'Could Triple Number Of Births'
A new IVF treatment which claims to triple the chances of a successful birth, has been described as the biggest breakthrough in fertility treatment for years.The treatment uses time-lapse imaging to look at embryos. It takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos, which can then be used to identify those which have chromosomal abnormalities. Embryos affected with this condition, sometimes known as aneuploidy, will not implant in the womb and can lead to miscarriage, or birth defects.
Scientists at British IVF clinic CARE Fertility claim such an informed selection can improve birth rates by more than 50%, but other expects are more wary of the results, saying 69 couples is too small a study to provide definitive answers.
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The research followed the couples at the CARE fertility clinic in Manchester last year, when 88 embryos were imaged and implanted. The embryos were put into an incubator an image taken every 10 to 20 minutes and used the technique to select "low-risk" embryos not likely to have chromosomal abnormalities.
By using these methods, they found it could increase the chances of a successful birth from the current average of 25% to around 78%.
In most IVF labs, a developing embryo yet to be transferred to a womb will be checked up to six times over a five-day period, but time-lapse imaging allows more than 5,000 snapshots to be taken over the same period.
Professor Simon Fishel, managing director of CARE Fertility Group, said: "In the 35 years I have been in this field this is probably the most exciting and significant development that can be of value to all patients seeking IVF."
Each year in the UK, licensed clinics carry out 60,000 IVF treatments, with couples paying between £5k and £10k for each cycle.
(JP)
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