PGD - Providing Couples the Best Chance of Having Healthy Babies

PGD - Providing Couples the Best Chance of Having Healthy Babies: "Many couples turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF) when their dreams of becoming parents have not been fulfilled. IVF alone can help a portion of these couples, but for others, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) may be recommended. PGD is laboratory test performed during an IVF cycle to evaluate one cell of an embryo for specific genetic diseases or chromosome abnormalities. Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) is a specific type of PGD designed to detect an abnormal number of chromosomes, a condition called aneuploidy. This article will introduce you to a new PGS technology called Parental Support by covering the following topics..." ... (Click on title link above to read entire article on how preimplantation genetic diagnosis helps with becoming parents.) ...