Fa t Sheet 29 | PRE-IMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS PGD
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Usually, o o e tha o e e yo ill e
t a sfe ed to the ute us at a y o e i e to a oid the possi ility of uliple i ths.
I so e IVF u its, u afe ted e yos that a e
ot used a e f oze fo t a sfe i a othe y le.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PGD?
Su ess ates fo ha i g a hild f o a IVF y le follo ed y PGD a y f o IVF e t e to e t e ut te d to follo sta da d IVF su ess ates. The efo e a p eg a y a d a u afe ted hild
a ot e gua a teed usi g this te h i ue
Like a y IVF p o edu e, st ess a d ote disappoi t e t a a o pa y PGD. Couples ill eed to ala e the i a ial a d e oio al ost
of the IVF p o edu e follo ed y PGD ith that of te i aio of a afe ted hild o ei ed
atu ally.
Fo ouples ith a o al o eligious o je io to p eg a y te i aio a d ho also ha e a isk of ha i g a hild ith a ge ei o diio , this te h i ue ay p o ide the oppo tu ity to ha e a u afe ted hild.
I othe s, PGD ay e a p efe ed opio o e
p e atal tesi g i a atu ally o ei ed
p eg a y. It a also eli i ate the possi ility of epeated is a iages fo ouples he e o e pa t e a ies a h o oso al t a slo aio . I Aust alia, PGD is u e tly o ly ofe ed i the p i ate sei g. Ge ei ou selli g is i po ta t
