Invo Bioscience Inc – a new protocol/procedure for IVF
Beverly, MA-based Invo Bioscience Inc. is looking to address a serious problem — infertility — by implementing an interesting strategy.
In a nutshell
Invo’s technology and its related procedure rely on a low ovarian stimulation protocol that harvests fewer eggs from a woman than the typical in vitro fertilization method, which produces about 15. In a doctor’s office, the eggs are mixed with semen and a nutrient medium inside a secure inner chamber of the Invocell, a small, clear plastic container. The Invocell is sealed and then placed inside a woman’s vaginal cavity to incubate for three days. Upon the patient’s return to the office, the doctor removes the Invocell, and selects the best embryos and transfers them to the woman’s uterus.
The Invo product and procedure could assist millions of infertile couples who lack access to more traditional and expensive fertility treatments, such as those performed at in IVF centers and labs. “The Invocell can address most infertility issues that an IVF clinic can,” Karloff said. The Invo process could actually act as a complement to existing IVF providers in their satellite clinics, she said.
There is no mention of the cost of a cycle or what they do with the remaining embryos. It sounds like this procedure would not work for women of advanced maternal age who may not produce many eggs, even under maximum ovarian stimulation. The company is already selling in Europe. It will be interesting to follow the successes of this new procedure for those struggling with infertility.
December 12th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Beverly, MA-based Invo Bioscience Inc. is looking to address a serious problem — infertility — by implementing an interesting strategy. In a….
December 17th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Do they say how many eggs they do use? Have they had any success stories yet? That is interesting that it makes use of the original ideal growth environment for a fertilized egg.
February 6th, 2009 at 8:35 am
right know invo bioscience has there ce mark which is like a FDA APPROVAL IN THE
REST OF THE WORLD THEY ARE FILING WITH THE FDA IN EARLY 2009 RIGHT KNOW THEY ARE ALREADY SELLING THE
INVO CELL AND HAVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS IN 42 DIFFERENT COUNTRYS….I SUGGEST
YOU GOOGLE INVO BIOSCIENCE AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THE COMPANY.PREVIOUS NAME WAS BIOXCELL.. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE STEP IN THE INFERTILITY WORLD IT IS GOING TO BE A 1/3 OF THE COST OF IVF ITS NOT MUCH MORE THAN IUI…I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO WHAT THIS COMPANY IS GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE…..