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PGD and Sex Selection

Using PGD simply to choose the baby’s gender is still controversial these days. In some centers, sex selection is only considered for couples with a high risk to pass along sex-linked disorders such as hemophilia. However, when fertility patients a…


PGD Reduces Risk of Recurring Miscarriages

As reported in the Fertility & Sterility August issue (Vol.84, No.2), a recent study shows that the rate of miscarriages in women over 35 with previous pregnancy loss may be significantly reduced by using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).…


Women With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Benefit From PGD

During this year’s American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) annual meeting, Drs. Hummel and Kettel presented new findings in their PGD research study. The study looked at patients who are known to be at higher risk for aneuploidic embryos. 7…


Increasing Demand for PGD at SDFC

PGD, or Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, introduced to the fertility world recently, gets requested more and more at SDFC. Drs. Hummel and Kettel recommend this genetic analysis to couples who carry a high risk for genetic disease or who have had…