IVF is better, but not yet good enough

On the occasion of the CDC’s yearly release of IVF clinic success rates, I remind myself and my old colleagues that we should always strive to do better.

Every baby, whether conceived by in vitro fertilization or dropped by a stork down the chimney, is a miracle.

As a reproductive endocrinologist, I had a unique opportunity to make small contributions to some of these miracles. But as I constantly reminded myself and my colleagues: the miracles are the babies, not the procedures.

That is still true today. Assisted reproduction as it exists in the year 2014 is still a pretty primitive set of procedures and tools.

Read the full, original story: IVF Treatment: Better, But Not Yet Good Enough

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