Genetic Screening and Pregnancy Rates
July 25th, 2007 by Kishore
PGS, preimplantation genetic screening, is a widely adopted test in US fertility clinics to establish any genetic defects in embryos. Only healthy embryos that pass the screening are then implanted using IVF techniques. A recent study in Science, indicates a lower pregnancy rate for women who use PGS vs those who just pursue IVF only. The final score….24% birth rate for IVF combined with PGS, 35% for IVF only.
The study has its share of critics. Many claim the researchers were not well versed in PGS techniques, leading to implantation of many “bad” embryos. Regardless, the study does show there maybe a problem with this technique, a technique which was adopted very quickly.
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August 25th, 2007 at 10:56 am
baby namer…
What truly sucks about pregnancy brain is that it gets worse AFTER you have kids. My theory is that you ?give? half your brain to each child. So my first-born has half my original brain. She?s pretty smart. My second-born has 1/2 of my ?half of a b…