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Introduction
Infertility and assisted reproductive technology
Infertility is a frequently common health condition that can
be described as the failure of a couple to conceive a child af-
ter two years of unprotected sex. Unfortunately, infertility has
grown increasingly due to environmental and genetic factors,
such as obesity, smoking, alcohol and drug use, as well as en-
vironmental pollution. Therefore, numbers of infertile individ-
uals have quickly risen past 15% of reproductive-age couples
[1], Consequently, Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART),
and more particularly during In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) have
Pre-implementation genetics for aneuploidy interpretation in PGT-A
goals indications and improve infertility outcomes, ART, and how to
perform PGT-A
Aya Al-Ibraheemi
1
, Mustafa Zakaria
2*
, Mohamed Ennaji
3
, Senhaji R. Wassym
4
, Noureddine Louanjli
5
, Mohamed Zarqaoui
6
,
Ritu S. Santwani
7
, Nisrine En-Naciri
8
, Hafda Tarik
9
and Romaissa Boutiche
10
1
Sustainary Health, Art Irifv Scientifc Research Group, England, UK
2,3,4
IRIFIV Fertility Center, Casablanca, Morocco
5,6
ART IRIFIV Scientifc Research Group, Casablanca, Morocco
7
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VIMS Medical College, Garjula, India
8,9
Laboratory IVF Agadir, Agadir, Morocco
10
Rotaby Fertility Center, Algiers, Algeria
considered the burden of this increasing demand. These tech-
nologies are becoming an increasingly more common means
to conceiving a child. While IVF is an opportunity for several
couples to conceive, rates of successful IVF, implementation
and live birth flutter around 50%, reducing in possibility with
advancing maternal age and other medical difficulties [2]. Nor-
mally, embryos are picked for transfer based on morphology
grading. Patient embryos usually undergo biopsy and conse-
quent chromosomal analysis, in the case of recurring miscar-
riages or advanced maternal age. This procedure is referred
to as Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT- A).
Corresponding Author:
Mustafa Zakaria, IRIFIV Fertility Center, Casablanca,
Morocco, Telephone: +467 01943817
E-mail: dr.mustafazakaria@gmail.com
DOI: 10.4103/2278-960X.1945145
Received date: November 20, 2020; Accepted date: December 05, 2020; published date: December 12, 2020
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Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy PGT-A has been widely applied today in assisted reproductive technology treat-
ments centers over the world to select the health embryos for transfer with euploid cells and to enhance clinical outcomes such
as embryo implantation, clinical pregnancy, and live birth rates. The PGT-A can be performed in during an IVF cycle, after fertil-
ization where a biopsy can be taken from the blastocysts to be genetically tested. PGT-A indication can be to decrease recurrent
miscarriage, increase the pregnancy rate in advance maternal age, and increase single embryo transfer. This review also demon-
strates new PGT-A method which is called non-invasive PGT-A, to prevent the embryo development distracting and removing
extra cells from the embryo, through analyzing leaked DNA.
Keywords: Infertility and ART • PGT and PGT-A • How to perform PGT-A • Blastocytes biopsy steps • PGT-A goals/indication •
PGT-A interpretation • Non-invasive PGT-A
Abbreviations: IVF: In-vitro Fertilization; ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection; ART: Assisted Reproduction Technology; PGT-
A: Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy; PGT-SR: Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements; PGT-M: Preimplantation
Genetic Testing for Monogenic; FISH: Fluorescence In-situ Hybridisation, PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction, RIF: Recurrent Implan-
tation Failure, AMA: Advanced Maternal Age; RM: Recurrent Miscarriage; SET: Single Embryo Transfer; KS: Klinefelter Syndrome;
SMF: Severe Male Factor; TE: Trophectoderm; niPGT-A: Noninvasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy; ESHRE:
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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