Thursday, February 28, 2008

IVF Minus The Test Tube Goes On Trial

Filed under: Reproductive Medicine

The Times of London is reporting that British doctors will be testing the safety and effectiveness of a new IVF procedure which lets eggs develop inside the womb rather than a test tube. According to the Times, the Care Fertility unit in Nottingham is "recruiting 40 women for the world's first clinical trial of the procedure, which intends to transform infertility treatment by exploiting the natural environment in which embryos develop." The device tested in the study is an intrauterine incubator featuring cell encapsulation technology developed by the Swiss company Anecova SA, that was profiled by us back in December. So it is nice to know that at least some of these technologies are being taken seriously by others, and not just by us.

Anecova ...

Times Online: IVF trial gives embryos a natural start in life...

Flashback to refresh our memories: Anecova IVF Technology: Where IVF Means In Vivo

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