Are you afraid that you will give your child a hereditary disease? Thank to pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), it is possible to prevent this. While DNA tests analyse the structure of the DNA, PGD analyses the structure of the chromosomes. One of the principal uses of PGD today is to prevent disease-causing genes from being transferred from the parents to the baby. Scientists use specialised high-tech machines to test certain embryos, like laboratories used to analyse samples for paternity testing. This new method has generated controversy among people, with some arguing is not a good idea to play God when it comes to conception. Just ask yourself this: Would you be willing to “select” the sex of your next child?
It’s not a matter of whim
Couples opting for PGD do not do so on a whim. Imagine you have a son with a health problem that requires a …