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Single thawed embryo transfer after PGD does not affect pregnancy rates

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after researchers achieved pregnancy ...





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Detection of 'prolonged grief disorder' may help bereaved individuals

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Identification of criteria for the detection of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) appear able to identify bereaved persons at heightened risk for enduring distress and dysfunction, says a new study in this week's open access ...


Largest study of PGD children shows embryo biopsy is safe for singleton pregnancies

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The largest and longest running study of children born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening has shown that embryo biopsy does not adversely affect the health of babies born as the result of a subsequent singleton ...


Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks

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created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has helped many couples conceive healthy children and is generally considered a safe practice. However, a new long-term analysis of PGD in mice suggests that this procedure may increase ...


Should embryos with a hereditary disorder be transferred if no unaffected embryos are available?

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created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The numbers of cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or screening are rising steadily in Europe with over 2,700 reported in 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available). Fertility centres are able to screen ...


Fishing for microdeletions that predispose an embryo to develop cancer syndromes in later life

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have used a common laboratory technique for the first time to detect genetic changes in embryos that could predispose the resulting children to develop certain cancer syndromes. Current preimplantation genetic ...


Britain expands embryo screening

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created May 11, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Britain's fertility watchdog agency has approved expanded screening of embryos to include genetic links to ovarian, breast and colon cancers.



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