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

In vitro fertilization (IVF) frequently enables couples with infertility to achieve successful pregnancies. Some couples, even after numerous IVF attempts, are unable to become pregnant. Some cases of IVF failure are due to the transfer of embryos with chromosome abnormalities. PGD for aneuploidy minimizes the likelihood of a chromosome abnormality in a future pregnancy and increases the chance of achieving an ongoing successful pregnancy.

I want to learn more about PGD for aneuploidy screening.

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

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