Being a fertility patient is like learning a new language. It’s almost like you have to adopt a new vocabulary of only three-letter words. In today's Egg Whisperer Show podcast, I'm sharing about PGT.
PGT = Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing
When I talk about this to patients, one of the first reactions I get is that they think it’s associated with a 100% pregnancy rate and a perfect healthy baby. The other myth I hear is that most think they don’t need it because they don’t have anyone in their family with chromosome issues. Both of these statements are myths.
PGT is the closest thing to a crystal ball we have right now but it’s still murky. It’s the best that science has to offer to give us the highest chance for a healthy pregnancy but it has limitations: it only screens chromosomes, not genetic diseases, birth defects, or genes for autism.