tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post6156691066320499289..comments2024-02-29T01:43:23.900-05:00Comments on Women's Bioethics Blog: Thanks for your sacrifice ...Linda MacDonald Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-11443511527351286202008-08-07T19:14:00.000-04:002008-08-07T19:14:00.000-04:00New Study Predicts Success of In-Vitro Fertilizati...New Study Predicts Success of In-Vitro Fertilization<BR/> <BR/>Report Allows Women to Know Chances of Taking Home a Baby, of<BR/>Taking Home Twins<BR/>CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--<BR/>A method that is up to 80 percent accurate in determining whether<BR/>a woman undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) will take home a baby<BR/>has been developed by Dr. Christopher Jones, CEO of FORMYODDS.COM. The<BR/>report will be submitted for publication later this month.<BR/><BR/> Based on 20 predictive variables, the model was tested using one<BR/>of the world's largest IVF datasets comprising over 170,000 treatment<BR/>cycles. "FORMYODDS.COM is such a breakthrough because it predicts the<BR/>take-home baby rate using population-based data," Dr. Jones said.<BR/><BR/> What started as research has led to a website. For women or<BR/>couples using FORMYODDS.COM, predictions come in the form of a simple<BR/>report which all parties can discuss with their doctor. "Stated<BR/>simply, if one hundred women with similar clinical characteristics<BR/>underwent an IVF cycle using 1, 2 or 3 embryos, a certain number will<BR/>give birth. Of those who give birth, a certain percentage will give<BR/>birth to twins. Knowing these percentages can help with many planning<BR/>aspects such as the timing of treatment," says Dr. Louis Keith.<BR/><BR/> Dr. Hamisu Salihu, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at<BR/>the University of South Florida, who confirmed the findings, said,<BR/>"This is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for women<BR/>contemplating IVF. The site predicts the take-home baby rate and<BR/>multiple birth rate - two important rates to know."<BR/><BR/> What if today is not the right time for IVF? FORMYODDS.COM shows<BR/>what will happen if the next IVF cycle is completed within one month,<BR/>compared with next year, five years or after additional cycles of IVF.<BR/>"Women need to know their chances under real scenarios," says Dr.<BR/>Timothy R. B. Johnson, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the<BR/>University of Michigan, and "FORMYODDS.COM pools all the variables<BR/>together in a manner that is meaningful for the fertility doctor,<BR/>cost-effective and immediately useful for counseling."<BR/><BR/> Dr. Jones cautions, "This is an aid to patients considering IVF<BR/>but not a substitute for a medical diagnosis." Further information is<BR/>available at www.formyodds.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com