Firstly, I know that this is a 'good'problem to have and apologise if this is insensitive to anyone desperately trying for a first child (been there and know that feeling well.)
We have 2 healthy DCs, 1 conceived naturally and 1 from a FET after 2 failed IVFs after unexplained secondary infertility. We now have 4 embryos frozen and want to go for a third child. I know many will think this is crazy but I desperately want to do it.
The clinic have offered us the chance to do PGS which involves thawing the embryos, biopsy and testing, refreezing and then thawing again when/ if it's time to transfer. The doctor has told us that there is a 3% risk of damage per embryo from this procedure. The damage would not be to any potential baby, just would mean that the embryo would stop growing after transfer. The PGS would show which if any embryos were chromosomally normal.
Advantages of screening: we would know which embryos were viable and so potentially would avoid 4 transfers and 4 failures/ miscarriages etc (I had 2 miscarriages from our 2 IVF cycles before my son) or a baby with some serious health issues although we would probably screen separately for that in pregnancy anyway. Also we have a family history of autism in the extended family- this can't be screened for, but we could potentially select by gender (this is legal where we live) and girls have a 5x lower risk.
Disadvantages: we don't have that many embryos and obviously could damage them this way.
WWYD? THank you. Again, apologies if this seems spoiled and entitled on an infertility board.
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What would you do? Re genetic screening.
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deliverdaniel · 17/02/2016 21:27
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