Angelica Cheng
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A Clear Understanding on Preimplantation Genetic Testing - KL Fertility Centre
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is an established reproductive option for couples with a risk of conceiving a baby that is affected with some known genetic disease. The aim of PGT is to have an unaffected child and in turn avoiding the trauma of terminating the pregnancy. This method...
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Risks of PGT
- Risk of embryo biopsy – embryos may be damaged during the biopsy procedure or may fail to survive
- No embryos for biopsy – not all embryos will develop into blastocysts are suitable for biopsy
- Risk of embryo freezing – not all the embryos will survive freeze/thaw process
- Possibility of misdiagnosis due to mosaicism
- No results or inconclusive results
- Possibility of no embryos for transfer due to unfavourable results
- Unpredictable and uncontrolled problems with transportation of biopsied cells to external molecular laboratory, such as weather or accident that are beyond control