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UK FROZEN HUMAN EMBRYO LEGISLATION. "From October 1, 2009 human embryos are allowed to be stored for 10 years in the UK, according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo_cryopreservation View in LinkedIn

EMBRYO SEX SELECTION. "While using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select for gender is illegal in Canada, China, India, and the United Kingdom, sex selection is legal in the United States—and it’s a $100 million industry." http://lnkd.in/dEAnj9P View in LinkedIn

EMBRYO TOURISM. "India has allowed the import of human embryos for artificial reproduction, opening up what is expected to be a huge segment of the medical tourism market. The decision will allow foreign couples to bring in frozen human embryos and rent a surrogate womb in India for the baby to be born." http://lnkd.in/dJZZEUG View in LinkedIn

FROZEN DONOR EMBRYO PRICE LIST, $10,000 - $16,000 depending on the options chosen. http://lnkd.in/dgdYtkA View in LinkedIn

BABY BORN FROM EMBRYO FROZEN FOR 20 YEARS, smashing previous record of 13 years. http://lnkd.in/dHcfsf6 View in LinkedIn

FROZEN EMBRYOS STORED 18 YEARS. "Even after being frozen for 18 years, human embryos can be thawed, grown in the laboratory, and successfully induced to produce human embryonic stem (ES) cells, which represent a valuable resource for drug screening and medical research." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813103302.htm View in LinkedIn

UK FROZEN EMBRYOS. "Since 1990 about 250,000 embryos have been frozen following IVF treatment in Britain. In March 1999 there were 51,346 embryos stored. This had jumped to 97,719 in March 2001 and 116,252 by March 2003, more than doubling in four years." http://lnkd.in/dR6J9fb View in LinkedIn

NUMBER OF FROZEN EMBRYOS IN 2006: "news stories estimated between 400,000 and 500,000 frozen embryos were in storage across the U.S.; some proponents of embryo donation claim that there are at least 600,000 now." http://lnkd.in/dEAnj9P View in LinkedIn

FROZEN EMBRYO USE 2002. "A total of 396,526 embryos have been placed in storage in the United States. the vast majority of stored embryos (88.2 percent) are being held for family building, with just 2.8 percent of the total (11,000) designated for research." http://lnkd.in/dyUjzYB View in LinkedIn

FROZEN EMBRYO CHILDREN. "Children born from vitrified blastocysts have significantly higher birthweight than those born from non-frozen blastocysts." This is consistent with the experience in cattle, but in the latter case, anatomical issues have been reported to occur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo_cryopreservation View in LinkedIn