Can You Do PGT for Two Genetic Diseases?

Can You Do PGT for Two Genetic Diseases?

Performing preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) for a monogenic/single-gene disorder (also referred to more specifically as PGT-M or PGD) is a complicated process that involves in vitro fertilization (IVF), embryo biopsy, and designing a specific genetic test to...
The History of PGT

The History of PGT

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)...
Cystic Fibrosis and PGT

Cystic Fibrosis and PGT

If you and your partner are ready to have a child, your doctor is likely to bring up a cystic fibrosis screening, which determines if you are carriers of a mutation that causes the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis (CF). According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...