Opinion: The new fertility technology IVG is supposed to change everything. Don’t count on it yet
IVG has been hailed as revolutionary technology that will be life-changing for those with infertility. But it’s not ready for prime time.
There are times when a new medical technology is thrust into the public spotlight because it seems like it might solve what we thought was unsolvable.
Not for the first time, this is being played out in the field of reproductive technology with in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG. It’s been hailed as revolutionary technology that will be life-altering for those with infertility. “Think of it as IVF 2.0,” NPR’s Rob Stein said in a recent story.
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