Mom’s Daily

Very often, we heard of patients being asked to undergo tests which are very expensive just to make sure that their babies are alright. I am personally very skeptical of such things and will demand very good justification from my doctor being I agree. For example, my ob-gyn suggested to me to take the amnio test when I had my fifth baby to ensure that he is healthy and does not have Down’s Syndrome. I refused because there is no reason to do so.

Well, this news is another one where women are offered to undergo tests which are very expensive.

A fertility conference in Lyon heard women who used PGS were nearly a third less likely to get pregnant than those who opted for conventional IVF.

Experts said women desperate for a baby were being exploited financially.

I do not know which party to believe but if I am trying hard for a baby and with age increasing, I think I will be very vulnerable and will gobble up whatever the doctor promise. I don’t think I can judge for myself anymore if I am in that situation.

Alison Murdoch, Professor Of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle Fertility Centre At Life, said: “Patients who pay for PGS as part of their IVF treatment should be made aware of these results.”

Of the 40,000 IVF cycles carried out in the UK in 2004, 103 included PGS.

PGS typically costs £1,300 for a five chromosome screen and £1,700 for a seven chromosome screen in the UK.

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