Genetic screening for sperm donors
According to a survey of 26 sperm banks reported in the July 2010 edition of Fertility and Sterility, sperm banks vary considerably in their practices of genetic screening of donors. Cystic fibrosis...
View ArticleASRM ABSTRACTS: Screening for genetic diseases
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director...
View ArticleGenetic testing of embryos (PGD) raises ethical questions for potential parents
Ar article in the February 4, 2014 edition of the New York Times outlines ethical questions facing couples who have a family history of a genetic disease and choose to have preimplantation genetic...
View ArticleNew Genetic Tests For Those Expecting Or Planning To Get Pregnant
Women expecting a baby or planning a pregnancy are being offered a fast-growing array of tests to check if they are carriers for hundreds of mostly rare genetic diseases, as reported in the January 6th...
View ArticlePre-pregnancy genetic screening
Genetic testing for inherited genetic conditions is an important component of preconception planning, to assist in assessing the risk of genetic disease in a child, as well as anticipating the...
View ArticleAll Women Should be Offered Genetic Screening Prior to Pregnancy
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is recommending that all women, regardless of ethnic background, be offered genetic carrier screening prior to pregnancy. In a new...
View ArticleHow Genetic Testing Has Changed Fertility Treatment
As the technology for preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) of embryos has advanced over the past 10 years, it has changed the way we approach in vitro fertilization (IVF). PGS involves genetically...
View ArticleComputers May Help Choose the Best Embryos for IVF
Researchers in Brazil are developing a new software tool that may help physicians and embryologists choose the best embryos for transfer after an IVF cycle. The computer technology is supposed to...
View ArticleGenetic Testing of Embryos May Cause Ethical Dilemma
There is an emerging ethical morass in the field of reproductive medicine: what to do when patients seeking to get pregnant select embryos with DNA that could lead to a disease or disability. Should...
View ArticleDesigner Babies
Recently, Time magazine, wrote a series of articles about infertility, fertility treatments, and the future of babies as medical advancements allow couples more opportunities for conception. One of...
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