Transforming Family Planning with Genetic Testing
A new genetic test is changing the way a generation of moms approach family planning.
Sarah Elizabeth Orlando, 33, knew she would take a different approach to starting a family. She carried the gene for fragile X syndrome (FXS), a common cause of inherited intellectual disability, which was confirmed by an in-utero amniocentesis before she was born.
"I knew I didn’t want that for myself or my children,"
Orlando opted for in-vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), which allows embryos to be tested for genetic disorders. After one round of IVF, she had 10 embryos, three of which did not carry the genetic mutation.
- Genetic testing can mark the start of a complex journey for women.
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) allows embryos to be tested for genetic disorders.
Author's summary: Genetic testing transforms family planning for a new generation of moms.