iStock/Thinkstock(OXFORD, England) — Embryo energy supply tests could hold the key to increased IVF success, according to researchers at the University of Oxford.
Scientists studied the activity of mitochondria in 111 embryos, BBC News reported. They found a zero percent pregnancy rate if mitochondrial activity was high.
Though better testing of the mitochondria could improve one’s odds for conceiving through IVF, the test — which is already offered in the U.S. — would also increase the current cost of test by about $265, according to BBC News.
But, Professor Nick Macklon, from the University of Southampton, told BBC News: “It may help us select the best embryo with the best chance, but these are early days and I think it is something that may or may not be added to our tools for assessing embryo quality.”
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