What is PGS testing (PGT-A) and how is it performed? In order to perform PGS testing, an embryo needs to be grown to the blastocyst stage which typically takes 5-7 days after the egg is retrieved and fertilized. At this stage, the embryo has plenty of trophectoderm – the cells that...
If a genetic disorder runs in your family or your partner's family, IVF could help you avoid passing that condition to your children. Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a process to screen embryos that were created during IVF. PGT can find the gene changes (mutations) that cause inheri...
After studying an MSc and then a PhD in electronic and telecommunication engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan, I worked for the next 20 years as a researcher and as a manager in the photonics industry. I worked in R&D for important companies like Pirelli Labs and PGT photonics, ...
If a genetic disorder runs in your family or your partner's family, IVF could help you avoid passing that condition to your children. Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a process to screen embryos that were created during IVF. PGT can find the gene changes (mutations) that cause inheri...
If a genetic disorder runs in your family or your partner's family, IVF could help you avoid passing that condition to your children. Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a process to screen embryos that were created during IVF.