What is PGD?

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a reproductive technology used with an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. Until recently, PGD was typically used for diagnosis of a genetic disease in early embryos prior to implantation and pregnancy. Now, the major application of PGD is in the field of assisted reproduction for aneuploidy screening and diagnosis of unbalanced inheritance of chromosome abnormalities (translocations). The most common type of PGD today involves testing of embryos for a panel of the most common chromosome abnormalities (aneuploidy screening) and using only normal embryos to attempt a pregnancy. Each IVF cycle, therefore, has a better potential outcome, since embryos screened in this way have been shown to have a higher rate of implantation in the uterus, lower spontaneous loss rate, and a reduced risk of trisomic offspring (i.e. Down syndrome).

Many couples have benefited from the use of PGD. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, PGD may be helpful for you.

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