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Fertility: Doctors Find Test to Predict Chances of IVF Success
Fertility doctors have found a way of predicting a woman's chances of becoming pregnant after IVF treatment.
The test is designed to be used once a couple have had IVF embryos created, but before they are implanted. Researchers at Stanford University medical school, California, who developed the test said it could help tailor treatment and counselling for the tens of thousands of couples who attend IVF clinics each year.
The test, which is 70 percent accurate, does not require specialist equipment but combines several factors used to assess the quality of an embryo and a separate reading of the woman's hormone levels.
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