“The value of In-vitro fertilization (IVF) and Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) in eliminating sickle cell disease and family balancing”

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) and Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) in  sickle cell disease and family balancing   Assisted Reproductive Technology development started after the breakthrough of Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards in the successful birth of a baby in 1978, after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Increase knowledge in the Assisted Reproductive Technology was in…

Pre-implantation genetic testing.

  We continue to receive several inquiries from the interested public concerning genetic diagnosis. For this reason and more, I am fit to give a simplified detail of the processes involved in Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT).  This presentation should create awareness of the use of PGT for helping couples with the sickle cell trait. We…