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Rescue intracytoplasmic sperm injection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis in combination can result in pregnancy.

DeUgarte CM, Li M, Jordan B, Hill D, DeCherney A, Surrey M

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA. cmdeugarte@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE: To report the birth of a baby from the transfer of one embryo after rescue intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: IVF center. PATIENT(S): A 42-year-old G2P0020 woman with unexplained infertility. INTERVENTION(S): Rescue ICSI followed by PGD. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Pregnancy. RESULT(S): Rescue ICSI was performed on seven unfertilized oocytes, which resulted in three embryos. The PGD analysis revealed one normal embryo, which was transferred and resulted in pregnancy and delivery. CONCLUSION(S): Rescue ICSI in combination with PGD can result in a successful pregnancy.

Published 4 July 2006 in Fertil Steril, 86(1): 200-2.
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