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GROUNDBREAKING FEMALE FERTILITY TEST MEASURING BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS LAUNCHES IN LOS ANGELES: Huntington Reproductive Center to Offer Most Contemporary Measurement of Woman's Biological Clock

(Los Angeles, CA, April, 2008) - Huntington Reproductive Center (HRC) has joined forces with Repromedix Corp, the leading diagnostic laboratory for fertility testing, to be the first in Los Angeles to offer the PlanAhead™ test, a cutting edge test measuring a woman's biological clock.

PlanAhead™ is an innovative blood test that provides a much more convenient, accurate and less costly method of assessing a woman's supply of eggs, by combining several factors such as the measurement of ovary-related hormones AMH, Inhibin B, and FSH. The window of opportunity for a woman to conceive naturally depends upon an adequate supply of eggs, which invariably decline with age making it a critical factor in the fertility process.

PlanAhead™ enables women to compare their own supply of eggs with the normal expected range for women of their age and provides valuable directional information by helping them make more informed decisions about when to have a child. "PlanAhead™ represents an extraordinary advance in fertility diagnostics compared to what has previously been available to the general population," explains Dr Benjamin Leader, Chief Medical Officer of Repromedix. "Many fertility experts have long viewed the gold standard of egg supply measurement to be the number of eggs obtained through egg retrieval; an expensive procedure usually reserved for specialty fertility clinics involving hormone injections and minimally invasive procedures."

PlanAhead™ offers similar information to the general public via a simple blood test," he adds. Huntington Reproductive Center was selected by PlanAhead™ test co-developer Repromedix Corp., to be one of a select number of In Vitro Fertilization centers around the country to debut the test. The doctors at Huntington Reproductive Center comment that they are extremely pleased to be able to add this pioneer testing to their existing cutting edge, reproductive technologies.

"Since our inception in 1988, our mission is to always provide patients with the most advanced testing and treatment options available," Dr. Daniel Potter, Medical Director for Huntington Reproductive Center says. The cost of the PlanAhead™ is $350 and can be purchased online at www.PlanAheadtest.com/us. Patients can have their blood drawn at Huntington Reproductive Center. Blood samples will be sent to Repromedix, whose lab will perform the advanced testing and submits the report and recommendations to the patient's physician.

Repromedix will expand the PlanAhead™ launch to major markets across the United States throughout 2008. For more information visit: www.PlanAheadtest.com/us.

About Huntington Reproductive Center

For the past 20 years, HRC has helped couples realize their dreams of a family through one or more of a wide array of treatment options available at the Center. HRC has become nationally and internationally recognized for its innovative state-of-the-art research and for its successful reproductive techniques, which have consistently achieved superior success. HRC is proud to report that as a result of these treatments, several thousand babies have been born to happy parents across the United States and around the world.

About Repromedix

Repromedix is the leading national diagnostic laboratory for fertility testing and offers a multifaceted approach to clinical fertility testing that encompasses many medical disciplines including endocrinology, immunology and genetics. Repromedix offers the most comprehensive suite of advanced diagnostic tests that provide valuable information regarding the complex problems of reproductive failure. Since its inception in 1993, the company has assisted more than 45,000 patients by performing over 100,000 diagnostic tests for recurrent pregnancy loss, premature ovarian failure, male infertility, and unexplained infertility. Repromedix is a portfolio company of Brook Venture Partners, Ironwood Capital Management, and Brooke Private Equity Advisors. For more information visit www.repromedix.com.

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