Look through information on the donors to decide which characteristics they want their babies to have. hi, i m vicky. i m lucy. and we had a baby two years ago through donor. ..er. ..sperm. hello, i m sean greenaway. i m a male fertility coach and i m also the father. to twins that were conceived by the use of donor sperm. i what was quite important criteria for us was that the donor was going to be brown hair, blue eyes. ..like lucy. we chose that person - that we didn t know anything about because it was like a blank canvas. i we didn t want to be expecting anything of our children. - people using donor conception are helped by fertility doctors like eddie. there has been a definite movement in the demographics of people who are coming forward.
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Arthel: the impact of artificial intelligence on the medical field keeps growing produce now helping fertility doctors make crucial decisions about which embryos to implant. to improve the odds of successful in vitro pregnancy but let s bring it right now dr. marc siegel professor of medicine at nyu and fox news contributor. so ai might assist fertility doctors with ivf, tell us more. arthel i am excited about this. i do not think this is an area of ai that should be controversial at all. it is eight tool to help doctors. it is predictive. it will help go through all the data and help doctors make a decision about the most important thing which is which embryo to implant. because we get several embryos and we have to choose. actually nyu was a pioneer in this issue of screening embryos for june genetic or abnormalities they found under
Columbia university fertility center, says erin has about 80% chance of at least one live birth from her 14 eggs. i think it is very important for patients to look at egg freezing as another step to hopefully protect them for the future, but it s definitely not a guarantee. reporter: in general, for women of all ages, 25 frozen eggs will lead to one live birth. egg freezing can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 a cycle. currently, 18 states mandate insurers cover some form of fertility treatment. most risks of egg freezing are minimal. side effects from the hormone shots can include breast tenderness, mood swings, and bloating. how much hope were you given that freezing your eggs would lead to someday having a baby? i think it was definitely hope because it s better than not having it at all. reporter: fertility doctors suggest educating women about reproductive health by their mid-20s because biological