| What is PGD ? | | | | normal embryos to attempt a pregnancy. Each IVF |
| Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique | | | | cycle, therefore, has a better potential outcome, |
| which involves the genetic testing of embryos | | | | since embryos screened in this way have been |
| created through IVF for deleterious, heritable genetic | | | | shown to have a higher rate of implantation in the |
| conditions which are known to be present in the | | | | uterus, lower spontaneous loss rate, and a reduced |
| family of those seeking treatment and from which | | | | risk of trisomic offspring (i.e. Down syndrome). |
| the embryos are known to be at risk | | | | Some families have used PGD to test their embryos |
| PGD was developed to allow couples at risk of | | | | to ensure they can provide a bone marrow |
| passing on a serious genetic disease to have children | | | | transplant for a sick sibling. The bone marrow cells |
| not affected by it. Since its introduction, it has been | | | | for the sick sibling are taken from the umbilical cord |
| most widely used to prevent the birth of children | | | | blood of the new baby. Using this process of tissue |
| with conditions such as Down's syndrome, Tay-Sachs | | | | typing, these babies are sometimes called 'saviour |
| disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell, Huntington's chorea, | | | | siblings' as they can literally save their sick brother or |
| and Cooley's anemia. | | | | sister's life. |
| When is PGD used? | | | | |
| Most commonly, PGD is used where a couple is | | | | Please log on to : PGD Preimplantation |
| aware of the possibility that their offspring will inherit | | | | Please log on to : Get A Quote |
| a genetic disease. Even though they may not have a | | | | We Care Core Values |
| problem with infertility, they choose to undergo a | | | | "We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| stimulated IVF Cycle with the aim of producing a | | | | you as the centre." |
| number of embryos. | | | | Having the industry's most elaborate and exclusive |
| Now, the major application of PGD is in the field of | | | | Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed |
| assisted reproduction for aneuploidy screening and | | | | at each partner hospital, we provide you the |
| diagnosis of unbalanced inheritance of chromosome | | | | smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a |
| abnormalities (translocations). The most common | | | | ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients |
| type of PGD today involves testing of embryos for | | | | our patient care standards are unmatched across the |
| a panel of the most common chromosome | | | | sub continent. |
| abnormalities (aneuploidy screening) and using only | | | | |