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Two Methods of Implanting Embryos Yield Similar Success Rates

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 26th, 2000

Contrary to official figures, two methods of fertilization - implanting the embryo in the uterus or in the Fallopian tube - yield comparable success rates, a study by a Yale researcher has concluded.

The study by Steven Palter, MD, assistant professor and clinic chief of reproductive medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale School of Medicine, contradicts statistics published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Society for Assisted ReproductiveTechnology. Those statistics show that implantation in the Fallopian tube, which is more risky and more costly, has a higher success rate for fertilization.

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