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UK Women Limited to One Embryo

Agency will ration IVF to stem problematic multiple births

By Sarah Seltzer,  Newser User

Posted Apr 2, 2007 8:42 AM CDT
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(Newser) – British women trying to get pregnant via In Vitro Fertilization will be limited to having one embryo implanted at a time, in a move by the government to stem the surge of problematic multiple births, the Guardian reports. Only women with particularly low chances of conception will still be allowed to have multiple embryos implanted via IVF.

The rationing will prove controversial because it will reduce the chances of success for women undergoing the costly treatment. Some doctors are also likely, the Guardian adds, to protest the move as an intrusion into their right to decide the best course of treatment for their infertility patients. But most mainstream fertility organizations in Britain have backed the policy.

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Oocytes are stored in an incubator before and after fertilization and are stored for three days before being returned to the mother
Oocytes are stored in an incubator before and after fertilization and are stored for three days before being returned to the mother   (KRT Photos)
Under a microscope, a single cell is removed for DNA analysis while an embryo grows for another day. If the DNA analysis indicates the embryo is healthy, it will be placed in the woman
Under a microscope, a single cell is removed for DNA analysis while an embryo grows for another day. If the DNA analysis indicates the embryo is healthy, it will be placed in the woman   (KRT Photos)
Under a microscope, a 3-day-old, 8-cell embryo created through in vitro fertilization is held in place with a pipette while a drill makes a hole in the right wall of the embryo shell at Abington Repro
Under a microscope, a 3-day-old, 8-cell embryo created through in vitro fertilization is held in place with a pipette while a drill makes a hole in the right wall of the embryo shell at Abington Repro...   (KRT Photos)
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