Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening(PGS) - How Advantageous Is It?

PGS or Pre-implantation Genetic Screening is a test conducted to decipher the chromosome count of the embryo. Today, if you are planning to get pregnant or using alternative technologies for pregnancy, several tests need to be conducted so that the child is born healthy and stable.

One such test is the PGS, it determines whether the count of chromosomes is normal or not, which is forty six, is present in the embryo. If there are abnormal numbers of chromosomes present in the embryo then it might lead to additional problems in the future. In such cases, special treatments and procedures are conducted.

There are several advantages of PGS. Some of them are highlighted in details below:

1. Healthy pregnancy: Interestingly, a man can produce sperms throughout his lifetime but a woman is born with the eggs already created. The chances of producing a healthy baby with those eggs decrease as the age of the woman increases. It is seen that those women who think of delivering a child in their older ages are often found with chromosome deficiencies in the embryo. Thus, to avoid such a situation, it is best to perform PGS.

2. Reduces the chance of miscarriage: Pregnancies, which occur without having performed any prior tests like the PGS, have high chances of resulting into a miscarriage at the slightest of carelessness. But research has found that those pregnancies, which take place after considering the chromosomal health of the embryo, have reduced the risk of being abnormally terminated.

3. Time reduction between two IVF Circles: For those who do not know IVF stands for In-Vitro Fertilisation. It is a process, which aids a woman in becoming pregnant. It is often opted by those who are having issues in naturally conceiving a child. PGS here plays an important role. If the test detects abnormal embryo, then the next IVF circle can be started right away without wasting any time but if PGS detects a normal embryo then the IVF circle is deemed to be successful and the woman can continue with the pregnancy.

Thus, these are some of the main advantages of Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening. This helps to determine whether the embryo is of the desired choice or not and whether the baby born out of it would be healthy and normal. It is one of the tests, which need to be conducted preceding implantation to provide better results after the implantation process is carried out.