GENERAL MEDICINE: Fewer, Not More, Live Births After Preimplantation Genetic Embryo Screening

Audio Journal of Medicine Reporting from European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) 23rd Annual Meeting, Lyon, July 1-4, 2007 Elective Single Embryo Transfer in IVF: 13 Year Data From Sweden REFERENCE: ABSTRACT Oral 278 also N Engl J Med 2007;357:9-17 SJOERD REPPING, University of Amsterdam Genetic screening of embryos before implantation for in-vitro fertilisation caused a big reduction in the number of live births as compared with no screening, contrary to expectations. That's the finding of a study announced at the fertility conference in Lyon and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Sjoerd Repping of investigating team from the University of Amsterdam discussed the study findings and its clinical implications with Peter Goodwin.