Event Review: International IVF Initiative – My mosaic embryo
Appeared in BioNews 1080
Session 46 of the International IVF initiative, My Mosaic Embryo , was held online to discuss and share the best practice for understanding and communicating mosaicism. The session incorporated evidence to guide the selection of the best mosaic embryo for transfer in an IVF treatment cycle with preimplantation embryo screening. The session was attended by over 500 international delegates from 78 countries, the chat greetings from across the globe set a welcoming atmosphere for an exciting 90 minutes.
Preimplantation diagnosis for aneuploidy (PGT-A), previously called preimplantation genetic screening (PGS), is offered during an IVF treatment cycle to select embryos with the correct or balanced number of chromosomes (euploid) and deselect embryos with an imbalance or incorrect chromosome number (aneuploid), the concept being that a euploid embryo is more likely to result in a healthy birth