Abstract
Pre-implantation genetic screening could improve pregnancy rates in certain groups of patients with poor prognosis undergoing in vitro fertilization procedures. Recently its use as screening has been suggested aiming single embryo transfers. This paper evaluates comparative genomic hybridization technique, blastocyst stage embryo biopsy and analyzes the prospects of using both as pre-implantation genetic screening. A bibliographical review in scientific articles, books, journals and websites was done. Comparative genomic hybridization is able to analyze all chromosomes being promising as pre-implantation genetic screening. Blastocyst biopsy seems to be less aggressive to the embryo and provides additional genetic material compared to cleavage stage biopsies. The transfer of a genetically normal embryo increases pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization procedures. However there are insufficient randomized controlled trials to ensure that comparative genomic hybridization in blastocysts cells has a practical impact in pregnancy rates.
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