Parents who first learn that they are carriers for a genetic disease because they have a child affected by an autosomal recessive or X-linked recessive condition often fear passing their condition on to another child. Preimplantation genetic testing, or PGT, is an...
Recent advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) — like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) paired with preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) — provide intended parents at-risk for having a child with a genetic disease the option of screening embryos. By determining...
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a process chosen by some individuals and couples at risk for passing on a genetic disease. Embryo cryopreservation, also known as freezing embryos, is a necessary part of the PGT process since it takes a few weeks to receive...
When you first begin the preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) process, you may not think about what happens after embryo transfer or the possibility of having extra embryos for a future frozen embryo transfer. However, if you do have embryos that weren’t used...
Today, for potential parents with genetic markers for serious hereditary conditions and diseases, conceiving a healthy child is not only possible but probable — largely due to advances in assisted reproductive technology. In particular, in-vitro fertilization (IVF)...
