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make an examination of your
skin part of regular checkups, —`
urge him or her to do so.
According to researchers at Harvard
Medical School, the number, size
and appearance of moles may offer
clues to your risk of developing
melanoma.
"Once high-risk individuals are
identified, screening and prevention
programs can be rationally designed _ /
for prevention and early detection of
this epidemic cancer," says Dr.
Wallace H. Clark Jr.
Melanoma rates have increased
more than any other form of cancer -
but early detection leads to a cure in
almost all cases. ❑

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omen who have difficul-
ty becoming pregnant
may find hope in a new
procedure called non-
surgical embryonic selective thinning
and transfer, also known as NEST.
The technique, developed by special-
ists at the Center for Infertility and
Reproductive Medicine in San
Diego, report a pregnancy rate of 80 -`
percent in early tests.

Giving embryos
a boost.

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Essentially, NEST uses a special
fluid to support the growth of
embryos, giving them an extra day to
develop in the in vitro fertilization
lab. The procedure was designed to
reduce the incidence of reproduction
failure following implantation
because it makes it easier to identify
the healthiest embryos.
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"This gives us the opportunity to
select the best egg for transfer," says
Dr. Steven Brody.
The other component of NEST
involves the thinning of thick zona -
the shell surrounding the embryo -
to encourage the embryo to hatch
and survive better once it is implant-
ed in the uterus.
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Thus far, the results have been
encouraging, says Brody. "This proce-
dure could be an instrumental factor in
women of all ages having children." ❑

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