Genetic Diagnostic Testing: PGD

In IVF treatment, it is very important to obtain the cells of the embryo by interventional methods and to perform diagnostic and screening procedures for genetic diseases or chromosome number in order to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. Genetic tests are even more vital, especially if the mother is of advanced age. These tests performed before pregnancy are called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis/screening (PGD). The PGD method aims to implant the embryo with a normal chromosome number into the mother’s uterus from the embryos created by microinjection (ICSI) from the egg obtained from the expectant mother and the sperm collected from the expectant father. In this way, it is aimed to reduce the number of miscarriages caused by disorders related to chromosome number.