What Exactly Does Pgd And Ivf Mean?
For many couples who have had problems having children and have looked for other options, will know exactly what Pgd and Ivf mean but for all of us who have had children with no problems, these terms might stump us. Pgd means Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Ivf means In-Vitro Fertilization. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis is a specific way that doctors can examine embryos for any kind of genetic disorder before it gets implanted into the uterus. This kind of procedure is performed on couples who have had multiple miscarriages due to genetic disorders among other reasons. The other reasons that couples might qualify to have this type of procedure done is to find out if a pregnancy has abnormal cells if they already have a child that has a genetic disorder. Many couples do not want to put another child through the pains of a disease so they can have the embryo’s checked before the cells have become specialized so they can choose about abortion. This procedure can also be done for
