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What type of prenatal diagnostic is recommended for a woman who has become pregnant through IVF?

By Elena Santiago Romero M.D. (gynecologist).
Last Update: 06/11/2019

Normally, pregnancy follow-up after IVF is exactly the same as a spontaneous pregnancy, but it must be kept in mind that many of the women who undergo assisted reproduction treatments are over 35 and even 40 years old. In other words, the risks derived from chromosomal alterations will be increased. Nowadays, thanks to prenatal blood diagnosis techniques in the first weeks of pregnancy, we can detect chromosomal alterations even before performing the first trimester ultrasound. We will recommend this type of analysis to older women who have achieved pregnancy with their own eggs.

Read the full article on: Invasive and Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Tests ( 82).
 Elena Santiago Romero
Elena Santiago Romero
M.D.
Gynecologist
Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Master's Degree in Human Reproduction from the King Juan Carlos University and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Several years of experience as a gynecologist specializing in Reproductive Medicine.
License: 282864218
Gynecologist. Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Master's Degree in Human Reproduction from the King Juan Carlos University and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Several years of experience as a gynecologist specializing in Reproductive Medicine. License: 282864218.