Should all IVF patients undergo genetic testing (PGD/PGS)?

For older women, eggs may be genetically abnormal, causing infertility but also significantly increasing the risks for miscarriages and genetic birth defects. Assessing many of the chromosomes of each normally developing embryo allows the Reproductive Endocrinologist to be even more selective and transfer only embryos with the greatest likelihood of normalcy. PGD or PGS can reduce the risk of miscarriage as well as the risk of many genetic birth defects. The most common situations for recommending PGD or PGS include: Women age 37 or older, severe male factor infertility, a history of miscarriages, previous IVF failures, or previous birth of a child with a single gene disorder (examples such as Cystic Fibrosis, Tay Sachs, Muscular Dystrophy, Hemophilia to name a few) or a Family History of same.