Mass. clinic launches fertility test that measures egg supply

Mass. clinic launches fertility test that measures egg supply
Boston Business Journal
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 9:32 AM EST



A Massachusetts clinic claims it will be the first in the northeast to offer a fertility test that measures how many eggs a woman has.

Fertility center Boston IVF of Waltham, Mass., said on Tuesday that it will begin to sell Repromedix's Plan Ahead test, a blood test that uses a variety of elements to measure a woman's egg supply. The test is intended to help women who are planning to have children after their late twenties, by measuring three ovary-related hormones.

A woman's ability to have children by natural conception depends on having enough eggs, a supply of which declines as a woman ages.

Repromedix is also Massachusetts-based; Its headquarters are in Woburn.

Boston IVF is one of a select number of fertility centers who will offer the $350 test. It's expected to launch in major markets through 2008.


Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/01/21/daily17.html