Clinics retrieving 'far too many' eggs from IVF patients

(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Studies indicate that the optimal and safe number of oocytes needed for achieving an ongoing pregnancy is between six and 15. A retrospective observational study suggests that IVF clinics in the UK may be retrieving " far too many oocytes " and that most of them " may never be used and are probably discarded " .
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news