Thanks to introduce diagnostic tests in assisted reproduction treatmentsFertilab has reduced 90% the risks of transfer of embryos with genetic problems.
The medical director of Fertilab Barcelona, Dr. Federica Moffa, states: “Increasingly we encounter more couples who were unaware that they were carriers of a genetic mutation that could affect their children.”. With these tests we can identify these risks early and offer safe options during your treatment.”
The expert assures that “It is estimated that one in every 25 people is a carrier of some recessive genetic disease.such as cystic fibrosis or deafness.” The problem is that they do not present any symptoms and people They are not aware of the risk that this implies when starting a family.
Therefore, the genetic carrier testing aim to analyze future parents and determine if there is risk of transmitting certain diseases to their children. Reproductive genetics is making a difference in the genetic diagnosis of embryos before they are implemented in the uterus. Thanks to this, the transfer of embryos with chromosomal anomalies is avoided and prevent pregnancies that could result in spontaneous abortions or births with malformations.
At Fertilab they have implemented genetic tests with which guarantee the birth of a healthy child after three cycles of treatment: “With preimplantation genetic diagnosis, we not only increase the chances of success, but we also prevent couples from facing the sadness of a spontaneous abortion or the stress of a complicated diagnosis during pregnancy,” explains the expert .
In the process, a biopsy is performed on embryos in the blastocyst phase, around day five or six of their development, to identify chromosomal abnormalities. That’s how it is They implant those embryos without detected defects to increase the chances of success.
This does not eliminate possible risks completely but reduces the chances of transmission of known diseases.
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