What would you do with your frozen embryos? There are hundreds of thousands of unused frozen embryos in American infertility clinics. Couples who are trying to have children have to make the decision of what to do with their extra embryos. We’ll talk with southwest Florida reproduction specialist Dr. Craig Sweet to find out what his patients do with their embryos. We’ll also speak with a couple of patients who had to make that difficult decision.
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President Bush signed the first veto of his presidency, rejecting a Senate approved bill, giving federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. What does it mean for millions suffering from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson, ALS and other diseases? Dr. Craig Sweet, Reproductive Endocrinologist, returns for a scientific and ethical review on stem cell research.
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A new formula has kicked in that results in a 21 percent reduction in how much money physicians get reimbursed when they treat Medicare patients. They make less today treating a Medicare patient than they did in 2001.
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One in seven couples has difficulty in conceiving, and seeks help from various forms of Assisted Reproductive Technology. But the medical advances present unanswered legal, moral and social considerations. Is it a ‘Right’ to have a baby? Who pays for it? Should a lesbian be helped to have a child? What do to with 400,000 frozen embryos? Join the discussion with journalist Liza Mundy, author of the recent cover page article in Mother Jones, and Dr. Craig Sweet, of Specialists in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery in Fort Myers.
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