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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Ginger Adams
333 S. Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 440-9161 ext 245
gingera@havingbabies.com
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. |