IVF watchdogs consider limiting number of embryo implants
(sz) The increasing number of multiple births has led to the UK’s fertility watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s (HFEA’s) decision to consider limiting the number of fertilised embryos allowed to be implanted during in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Met with mixed results, doctors and health professionals have generally supported the idea, stating that multiple pregnancies can put both the mother and her babies at increased medical risk.
However, infertility experts and some mothers’ groups have condemned the proposals, stating that if they were allowed to go through, the ruling would lower the chances for women who used IVF to try and become pregnant. more…
From:»Bounty News« (UK)