Screening May Affect Embryos' Viability

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Doctor said , an older woman's slim chances of getting pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb.

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Pre-implantation genetic screening reduces both ongoing pregnancy and live birth rates in over 35s

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Pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS), often considered to hold out the best chance for older women undergoing IVF to have a pregnancy and birth, does not increase ongoing pregnancy or live birth rates, an embryologist told the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday, July 4). The research is published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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