After struggling for eight years to have a baby, Shannon Petersen and her husband decided to try in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2022. Their fertility doctor recommended a test that sounded like ...

Herasight is a genetic screening company that charges $50,000 to allow hopeful parents to analyze embryos for genetic information like lifespan, height and IQ in life. Jeff Bezos’ Ex-Wife Confirms ...

Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents ...

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine published a report that concludes preimplantation genetic testing for ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study provides "reassuring" evidence that babies born from in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) -- in which a cell or two are removed ...

Researchers say they have developed a noninvasive method to better predict the quality of embryos created through in vitro fertilization — they hope it makes it easier to get pregnant. “Unfortunately, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ellen Matloff covers genetic counseling, testing and digital health. The Alabama ruling states that embryos are children, with the ...

The technique referred to is non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing (niPGT), also called non-invasive chromosomal screening (NICS).

Wealthy British couples are paying tens of thousands of dollars to overseas firms to rank their IVF embryos for predicted intelligence, height, and disease risk, utilizing a legal gap that UK ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An amended bill proposing new state restrictions around reproductive technology and limits on frozen embryo storage and genetic testing failed in the House Population Health ...