As a follow-up to my post called “Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS): Why You Should Do It,” I decided to publish the results of my two PGS tests. I hope the information is useful to anyone who wishes to compare her results or get a better idea of how maternal age may affect the quality of embryos.
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Showing posts with label preimplantation genetic screening. Show all posts
Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS):
Why You Should Do It
Many factors can sabotage the success of infertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). A woman might respond poorly to ovarian stimulation, develop eggs that fail to fertilize, or produce embryos that are chromosomally abnormal. Her uterine lining might not be thick enough to support implantation, or there might be some other cause of failed implantation, such as damage to oocyte/embryo during unfreezing or transfer. The egg retrieval and embryo transfer procedure too can fail—sometimes due to the doctor’s lack of experience but more often due to uterine contractility. Of all of these factors, however, chromosomal abnormality is the one that controls the success of the majority of cases.
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