The IVF Pioneer Who Says His Own Industry Is Lying - Professor Robert Winston

IVF and egg-freezing success rates are far lower than marketed, and unregulated gene-selection technology is already spreading internationally.

• IVF success is overstated: Winston says only 34% of patients have a baby after six full IVF cycles, roughly a 5% success rate per attempt — figures he says are never publicly reported.
• Egg freezing rarely works: A single thawed egg has about a 1-1.7% chance of becoming a baby; one dataset of 40,000 thawed eggs yielded only 604 pregnancies, with 18% miscarrying.

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