A pH sensor can optimize the chances of couples having a live birth via in vitro fertilization.

Brian Buntz zenqmed_logo

The in vitro fertilization market is growing at a healthy rate, driven in part by falling fertility rates. From Japan to Western Europe to the United States, the situation is serious enough that it could affect future economic growth. Some countries, like Japan (in which one in six couples is infertile), are offering to help pay for in vitro fertilization procedures.

The IVF procedure can be trying, however, both financially and emotionally, says Russ Aldrich  CEO at Blood Cell Storage Inc. (Seattle, WA). “I know several couples who have been through the process several times before they have a live birth,” he says. In addition, embryologists can struggle to identify which fertilized embryos have the highest chances of resulting in a live birth, so they sometimes implant several embryos, which can lead to multiple births.

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