PGDlab : For Physicians : What is PGD : Q & A

In vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies conceived with a sperm count of less than 20 million/mL or following NSA (Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration) or TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction) may produce a higher percentage of chromosomally abnormal embryos. Couples who are planning an IVF cycle due to a low sperm count or who are using NSA or TESE may elect PGD for aneuploidy to minimize the likelihood of a chromosome abnormality in a future pregnancy and to increase the chance of achieving an ongoing successful pregnancy.

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• Is your patient a woman over 35?
• Has your patient experienced several miscarriages?
• Has your patient had a prior pregnancy with a chromosome abnormality?
• Has your patient experienced several failed IVF cycles?
• Has conceiving a pregnancy been difficult for your patient due to a low sperm count?
• Does your patient or patient's partner carry a balanced structural chromosome rearrangement?
• Does your patient have a family history of Huntington disease?
• Does your patient or patient's partner carry a recessive genetic disease such as cystic fibrosis?
• Does your patient or patient's partner carry an X-linked genetic disease such as hemophilia or Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
• Does your patient want to balance the gender in your family?

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