Lab Techniques

Embryo freezing is the process of taking embryos at any different stage of creation and freezing them. Depending upon how many embryos are to be used for uterine transfer in the future, one or more embryos may be frozen together in a batch. After extraction from the uterus, the embryos are then mix ...Continue Reading

PGD testing, or preimplantation genetic diagnosis, is an advanced form of genetic screening recommended for IVF couples wherein one or both of the partners are carriers of a genetic disorder. PGD testing uses various techniques to identify embryos that are carriers of genetic disorders. Despite the ...Continue Reading

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is a new invention that can detect chromosomal defects in embryos before they are implanted in the mother's uterus, so that the chances of a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby are the highest. After a PGD, the lifestyle of the mother and the couple may differ, ac ...Continue Reading

Single embryo transfer is an elective component of various fertility treatments. The most common fertility treatment that can make use of this procedure is in vitro fertilization (IVF). Your lifestyle following the procedure should be similar to that following any kind of fertility treatment, with ...Continue Reading

Recent advances in the technology for testing embryos has allowed top clinics to move away from day 3 (multicellular) embryo biopsies to biopsies on the 5th and 6th day of embryo culture. As a result, the face of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is changing. Having performed pre-implantation genetic scr ...Continue Reading

Embryo freezing permits a couple to have a child in the future despite being beyond the most fertile years of their lives. The good news is that there seems to be little to no reduction in the success rates for pregnancies after multiple years of the embryo being frozen. The bad news is that the pr ...Continue Reading

A preimplanatation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can affect a pregnancy in more ways than one. The diagnosis of a PGD can cause the donor or recipient of an embryo to carefully select the embryo chosen to be used for a pregnancy. Overall, however, PGD has very little effect on a pregnancy; in fact, a PGD ...Continue Reading

Among the various assisted reproductive techniques, IVF, or in vitro fertilization, has emerged as the preferred option for many couples, of which preimplantation genetic diagnosis is an integral part. PGD is essentially test that is repeatedly done during IVF to ensure that only the selected, heal ...Continue Reading

Some clinics offer screening for over 400 hereditary conditions that are being tested by the preimplantation genetic diagnosis method. Some medical professionals utilize this procedure to increase the rate of success for in vitro fertilization treatments and pregnancies, and to rule out predis ...Continue Reading

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, is regarded as critical among parents who are diagnosed with genetic disorders or have a history of inherited diseases. PGD testing decreases the chances of embryos with genetic defects being implanted in the IVF female. This is a major improvement ov ...Continue Reading