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Photo credit: Life size model of baby at 8 weeks after conception by Bill Davenport |
Fertility clinics usually study newly fertilized embryos under a microscope to determine if they are developing in a normal way, and to see which seem the most likely to successfully implant.
Emre Seli and his team have developed a more advanced method of analyzing which embryos are healthy, by studying cell metabolism
Read more: New techniques improve IVF success rates
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
A Matter of Trust: The Guide to Gestational Surrogacyby Gail Dutton
-- Published in 1997, this book is a step-by-step guide to surrogate parenting.
It discusses finding and working with a surrogate, what a surrogate program provides, what to include in the contracts, recommended testing for potential surrogates, detailed costs for each item related to surrogacy, the medical procedure, medications and their side effects, embryo cryo-preservation, demographics of surrogates and surrogate couples and the effects of surrogacy upon children.
One chapter outlines the laws in U.S. states and in Israel, South Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Russia.
Jewish law also is discussed, along with the views of several Christian denominations, and other religions regarding surrogacy.
Paperback: 239 pagesClick to order/for more info: A Matter of Trust
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