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Kate and Scott Savett, of Allentown, PA, at an event of the Greater Delaware Valley chapter of the National MS Society, in Philadelphia, PA.

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Patients Want To Price-Shop For Care, But Online Tools Unreliable

2:33pm November 30, 2015

by Elana Gordon

Savvy patients want the best medical care for the best deal, and online calculators seem like a great way to compare the cost of common scans and procedures. But many are inaccurate.

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In the technique known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection, a fertility specialist uses a tiny needle to inject sperm into an egg cell.

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What's My Chance Of Having A Baby? A Better Predictor Of IVF Success

6:19pm April 08, 2015

by Katherine Hobson

Achieving pregnancy with in vitro fertilization depends largely on your age. But other factors contribute, too. A study compares two online tools aimed at giving couples a realistic sense of the odds.