Pre-Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
PGD is a technique of taking biopsy from embryo and send to a lab to identify inherited disorders in the embryo before transfer.
Who needs PGD?
Couples with a history of serious diseases and high possibility of transmitting the same disease to their sibling’s offspring. For example, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia, sex linked disorders, thalassemia.
Pre-Genetic Screening (PGS)
PGS is used to find out whether the cells in an embryo contain the normal number of chromosomes, which is 46 xx
Who needs PGS?
- Elderly women
- Couple undergoing IVF/ICSI because they have severe male factor infertility
- Women with history of multiple miscarriages
- Fetal death in previous pregnancy
- Baby born with abnormalities in previous pregnancy
This test is performed before embryo transfer