16. Alabama and IVF: No opinions, Just Science!
Almost everyone has an opinion on what’s going on in Alabama with embryos, IVF and the courts yet, often lost in heated discussions is the actual biology of in vitro fertilization. For this episode, our duo team have focused solely on the science in the hopes of providing key information to help listeners make their own, informed decisions.
Episode Resources:
For a good overview of how this whole Alabama situation started, click here.
Interested in the science of freezing eggs and embryos, read more here.
Want to check on that distinctions between embryo and fetus, take a look here.
Interested in why blastocysts are usually transferred on day 5, then this iS for you.
How good are humans at getting pregnant without assistance? Not very – read more here and here.
For more on preimplantation diagnosis, check this out.
What’s the current thinking on how many embryos should be transferred from the petri dish? Read more here.
Interested in taking a look at the IVF success rate of different clinics, medical establishments in your state, the CDC has the answers here.
The placenta is truly amazing, for a quick overview try this page.
Sadly 1 in 6 couples will experience infertility issues:
And of those, science and medicine will not have the answer for 30%.