It’s been a big week in IVF news. I’ve been tweeting links all over the place so it seemed sensible to put them all neatly here together.
Ground-breaking new IVF procedure using DNA from 3 people to use to prevent passing on mitochondrial diseases:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jun/28/uk-government-ivf-dna-three-people
Cost of IVF could be reduced from on average £5000 to £170 per cycle if new system is adopted:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23223752#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
First baby born after embryo gene sequencing to reduce frequency of miscarriages:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-07/first-baby-born-after-embryo-gene-sequencing-to-cut-miscarriages.html
Collected opinions on the future of IVF from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23181620
Happy reading!