(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In-vitro fertilization treatments (IVF) yield
unpredictable results; the national success rate is between 30 and 40 percent
for women under 38 years. New research may identify genetic predictors for the
potential outcome for IVF patients.
Dr. Cathy Allan from the Retunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, studied the gene
expression pattern in RNA taken from the circulating blood. Blood was taken from
participants who had both successfully achieved conception through IVF and those
who had tried and saw IVF failure.
Dr. Allan identified the specific gene expression profiles in the blood of those
who reached success through IVF. She hopes this new research will aid in the
development of a test to assist couples with IVF decision making. More research
is necessary for the geneses identified as most significant.
SOURCE: 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and
Embryology, July 1, 2009
