Preimplantation genetic screening: "established" and ready for prime time?

Norbert Gleicher; Andrea Weghofer; David Barad

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.072

Preimplantation genetic screening: "established" and ready for prime time?

Norbert Gleicher, Andrea Weghofer, David Barad

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Abstract

Unless attempts to improve pregnancy rates and/or diminish miscarriage rates through preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) are applied to only carefully selected patients, they will fail. Because specific PGS indications have remained undefined, PGS should be considered an experimental procedure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	780-788
Number of pages	9
Journal	Fertility and Sterility
Volume	89
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.072
State	Published - Apr 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

IVF
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
age
aneuploidy
embryo selection
pregnancy rates
preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)

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