PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS FOR BRCA 1/2 CARRIERS

• Introduction
• Reproductive Considerations
• When is PGD Done?
• Genetic Testing Methods
• Cryopreservation
• Pre Natal Diagnosis
• Benefits and Risks of PGD

• Religious Considerations
• Ethical Considerations
• Familial Considerations
• Psychological Considerations
• Social Considerations
• Quality Health Care
• Questions to Consider
• Glossary
• BRCA Visual Guide
• For Further Information

For further information:

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 2008. Preimplantation Genetic Testing: A Practice Committtee Opinion. Fertility and Sterility. 90 (suppl 3).
• CDC. (2010). Assisted reproductive technology (ART). Retrieved June 20, 2010.
• Hardy, K., et al. (1990). Human preimplantation development in vitro is not adversely affected by biopsy at the 8-cell stage. Human Reproduction, 5(6), 708-714.
• Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis.
• Kol, S. (2003). Prediction of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: Why predict if we can prevent! Human Reproduction, 18(7), 1557-1558.
• Lewis, C. M., et al. (2001). Controlling misdiagnosis errors in preimplantation genetic diagnosis: A comprehensive model encompassing extrinsic and intrinsic sources of error. Human Reproduction, 16(1), 43-50.
• National Cancer Institute: BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing
• Offit, K., et al. (2006). Cancer genetic testing and assisted reproduction. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(29), 4775-4782.
• Sermon, K., et al. (2004). Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. The Lancet, 363(9421), 1633.
• Wilkins-Haug, L. (2009). Epigenetics and assisted reproduction. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 21(3), 201-206.

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