Have You Experienced Several Miscarriages?

There are many possible causes for miscarriage. About 50% of first trimester miscarriages are due to a chromosome abnormality. This may be related to a woman’s age or a rearrangement in a parent’s chromosomes that predisposes the couple to conceive pregnancies with chromosome abnormalities. PGD can be performed for either of these possibilities. For women over 35, the greatest risk may be for aneuploidy, a pregnancy with the wrong number of chromosomes, such as Down syndrome. PGD for aneuploidy screening would offer these women a greater chance of a successful and healthy pregnancy. If a parent has a balanced structural chromosome rearrangement, such as a translocation, a different type of PGD is available.

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