Chapter 6 - Additional Information
TRANSCRIPT
You’re watching Additional Information, chapter six of the genetics and fertility video series from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.Transferring embryos that test normal may help lower the chance of miscarriage, but the risk is never zero.
But, it can also be stressful when you have a transfer of an embryo that tested normal and it doesn’t result in a pregnancy. IVF success can be affected by many other things that we don’t yet understand.
OTHER OPTIONS
For some families, another option is to conceive naturally, understanding the chance of having an affected child.For example, if both parents have an autosomal recessive single-gene defect for cystic fibrosis, you would have:
- a 1 in 4 chance to have a child with CF, and
- a 3 in 4 chance of having a healthy child.
- a 1 in 3 chance of a healthy child without the trait, and
- a 2 in 3 chance of having a child who is healthy but carries the trait like you do.
Some couples who do not want the invasiveness or expense of IVF and PGT could consider Intrauterine insemination–IUI also called artificial insemination. IUI is a medical procedure where prepared semen is injected into the biological mother’s uterus resulting in fertilization of her eggs. This is a less expensive, less invasive option.
We hope you found this information helpful. For more information about genetic testing in the setting of infertility treatment, visit ReproductiveFacts.org.