Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) for Hereditary Disease or Single Gene Disorders:

Assess embryos for hereditary diseases, allowing parents with a known hereditary (genetic) disease to ensure their children do not have that genetic condition. Any genetic disease that could be passed on from parent(s) to their offspring with a known mutation can be prevented using IVF and PGD. Some of the genetic diseases that can be prevented using IVF and PGD include Cystic Fibrosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Tay-Sachs Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia, Thalassemia and much more.
Before completing PGD, the inherited disease that one or both spouses carry must be identified through genetic screening. Once the genetic disease has been identified, completing PGD with an IVF-ICSI cycle does not change the duration of treatment. Following Egg Retrieval, if the eggs are fertilized successfully, a biopsy is taken from each embryo and tested through PGD. The healthy embryos are then transferred to the uterus.