Sean and Sharon had an idyllic first pregnancy. Their son, born in March 2016, was a healthy baby boy. Due to a family history concern, the couple had asked for genetic testing during this pregnancy. They ended up having sequential screening, which looks for...
Rebecca Hughes was only 31 when she received devastating news. She had Stage 3 ovarian cancer. Due to the aggressive nature of ovarian cancer and the lack of effective screening for potential recurrences, the recommended treatment protocol is a complete hysterectomy...
The use of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) on embryos both for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) and for aneuploidy (PGT-A) has rapidly increased over the last decade. Based on preliminary data from the 2017 SART National Summary Report, 36% of all in vitro...
With the growing awareness of the importance of family history information as well as increasing access to genetic testing, more people are finding out that they may be at risk for a genetic disease. Sometimes, this knowledge comes before that individual is ready to...