The number of embryos to be transferred to a patient does not depend on the technique that has been practiced on the embryo, but on the day it is found, its quality and the intrinsic characteristics of each patient. The performance of a Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis is associated in most cases with advanced maternal age (screening of aneuploidies) or the presence of serious genetic pathologies (in many cases present in the woman). In both cases, multiple pregnancy is contraindicated.
For all these circumstances, the medical advice is usually the transfer of a single embryo.
Read the full article on: Understanding the Results of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis ( 56).
Susana Cortés Gallego
B.Sc., Ph.D.
Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, and PhD in Comparative Animal Physiology from the Faculty of Biological Sciences. Extensive experience in the scientific field, and currently working as the coordinator of the laboratories of Clínica Tambre in Madrid, Spain.
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