Everyone desires a healthy child. However, the genetic causes may shatter their dreams. Genetic causes are responsible for about 10 percent of recurrent pregnancy losses and infertility issues. Embryos with an incorrect number of chromosomes may fail to get implanted or miscarried during the first trimester. According to studies, around 50 to 70 percent of cleavage stage embryos produced in labs can be chromosomally abnormal. The most common conditions caused by chromosome abnormalities are:
Your fertility doctor may use PGD or PGS techniques to select normal embryos, thus, resulting in increased implantation rates, reduced spontaneous abortion rates, reduced aneuploid conceptions, and improved delivery rates in assisted reproductive procedures. These techniques can be combined with ICSI treatment to tailor infertility treatments to the unique needs of individual couples when there are concerns about genetic and implantation issues.
It is a genetic test for identifying abnormalities in chromosomal numbers (aneuploidy). Your doctor may prescribe PGS before transferring embryos into the uterus. The doctors selectively transfer the embryos free of chromosomal aneuploidy into the uterus, thus increasing the chances of successful IVF
PGS analyzes all 46 chromosome types and culls out chromosomally normal embryos. PGS results in lesser pregnancies ending in miscarriages because of chromosomal disorders since your doctor identifies abnormalities before embryo transfer.
PGD analyzes embryos during an IVF cycle to detect any genetic alterations. PGD focuses
on single-gene disorders. A PGD can prevent the transfer of single-gene conditions from
one generation to another. Your doctor may prescribe PGD on the embryo before
transferring it into the uterus.
After PGD, a doctor can select embryos free from
chromosomal disorder.
Your doctor may prescribe PGD in case of family history of:
ERA Test is also called Endometrial Receptivity Analysis test. It determines whether the endometrium of the pregnant woman is receiving the embryos at an accurate time or not. ERA can maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy