Genetic Diagnosis for identifying disorders in embryo stage!

Have you ever seen children suffering from hemophilia, sickle cell anemia or any other genetic disorder? When we see such children, we always wonder why the doctors could not comprehend what was wrong with the kid in fetal stage. Well, with the modern techniques, it is now very much possible to identify more than 100 genetic disorders in embryo stage itself. The procedure is called as Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis. This procedure is a boon to mankind for it identifies defects at much earlier stage.

However, a well-maintained laboratory and world-class hospital is necessary for such procedures. If you are a would-be parent of a child who has high risk of developing such genetic disorders because of familial inheritance, you must opt for this technique. It is available at well-known fertility centers like Palm Beach Fertility Center, run by Dr. Mark Denker, an eminent obstetrician.

When the couple approaches for infertility treatment at this center, the doctor decides what mode of treatment to opt for. If the IVF is decided to be done, at the end of IVF cycle, one cell from fertilized embryos is retrieved and tested for the DNA mutation that may result in genetic disorder. Thus cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs disease, hemophilia, Huntington disease and leukemias can be identified in embryo stage, thus enabling doctors to take further action of pregnancy termination.

An additional feature of this test is possibility of gender diagnosis by testing the presence of x and y chromosomes. Thus, this test enables parents to know about the sex of their child too. Definitely the expert care at Palm Beach Fertility Center is the prime reason for the most successful outcomes of fertility procedures. All the fertility treatments are carried out in the most standard environments of hospital and state of the art laboratory. Those couples who are desperately trying for having children can find a ray of hope at this center no doubt!

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Written By: Palm Beach Fertility Center
- 9291 Glades Road, Suite 202 - Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Call: (800) 953-BABY

Palm Beach Fertility Center offers fertility treatment and reproductive services to South Florida and international patients. We specialize in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), ART Services, Gamete Intra-fallopian Transfer (GIFT), Zygote Intra-fallopian Transfer (Zift), Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Blastocyst Transfer, Assisted Hatching (AH), Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), Embryo Freezing/Cryopreservation, Egg Donation, Donor Egg Program and Surrogacy.