You May Be More like Angelina Jolie than You Think
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) November 04, 2015 -- You may be like Angelina Jolie if you have a family history of a certain disease. Angelina Jolie lost her mother, grandmother and aunt to breast and ovarian cancer, because of this she felt compelled to be genetically tested herself. She discovered she had a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. The protein made by the BRCA1 gene is normally an important player in repairing DNA damage that we encounter every day. Such testing is available for many more diseases than the two Jolie tested for: breast and ovarian cancer.
Like Angelina Jolie, you too can use genetic testing to see if any abnormal genes or inherited genes will be passed along to your embryo. Ideally, if you're at risk for being a carrier of a given disorder, you should be screened before you try to conceive. This way, if you find out that you or your partner are carriers, you'll have a wider range of options.
PGS (CCS) is currently the most common laboratory technique used for testing pre-implantation embryos for chromosomal aberrations in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). It allows the embryologist to look for chromosomal or genetic problems with the embryo. Through Advanced Fertility, you can have your embryo genetically tested and if necessary, can begin the process to save your eggs.
With in vitro fertilization, eggs are removed from a woman and sperm are collected from a man. The eggs are then fertilized with the sperm outside the body to create embryos. The embryos are then screened for genetic abnormalities. Embryos without abnormalities are then implanted in the uterus in hopes of achieving pregnancy or can be frozen and saved for a later time.
Advanced Fertility Center of Texas assists both couples and individuals in experiencing the joy of parenthood by providing the entire range of fertility services on-site, including artificial insemination, injectable gonadotropins, in vitro fertilization, an egg donor program, fertility preservation, genetic testing on the embryos (PGS and PGD) as well as surrogacy.
About the center:
Advanced Fertility Center of Texas has several fertility treatment centers located throughout the Houston metropolitan area, in The Woodlands, Memorial City and College Station, offering the most comprehensive, cutting-edge fertility services available. They assist couples and individuals in experiencing the joy of parenthood by providing the entire range of fertility services on-site, including artificial insemination, injectable gonadotropins, and in vitro fertilization treatment as well as treatment for endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and other gynecologic conditions.
To schedule an appointment to find out more, please call (713)-467-4488, ext. 31. You may also email us at [email protected] or visit our website at: http://www.infertilityanswers.com.
Desirae Johnston, Advanced Fertility Center of Texas, http://infertilityanswers.com/, +1 (713) 467-4488 Ext: 204, [email protected]
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