New Research Touts Donated Embryos Success Rate
(wz) Couples adopting a donated frozen embryo have just as good, if not a better chance, of becoming pregnant as those undergoing in vitro fertilization with their own embryos, according to a study recently published on-line in the journal Fertility and Sterility. According to researching co-author Dr. Reginald Finger, of 702 women who received donated embryos, 314 (44.7%) became pregnant and 249 (35.5%) delivered at least one live baby. The latter number compares to 25 to 44 percent nationally (depending on age) for women using their own fresh embryos and 22 to 32 percent if they use their own frozen embryos.
Seven programs – including four IVF clinics and three programs who match donor embryos to recipients – participated in the research. “We believe donor embryos have this degree of success because, by and large, they come from couples who have been successful in their own fertility treatments”, noted lead author Dr. Jeffrey Keenan of the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. “In addition, the seven participating programs include some of the highest quality programs in the country. We highly recommend that couples who have embryos remaining from IVF treatments consider donating them to another couple, so that they can contribute to a happy outcome for someone else as well.” more…
From: »Standard Newswire«