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People have fertility treatment for all kinds of reasons. Whatever your situation get clear, impartial information that will help you make the best decisions for you and your family.

Last updated: 7 April 2016

Review date: 7 April 2018

Embryo testing and treatments can help people with a serious inherited disease in their family avoid passing the disease onto any children they might have.

Last updated: 5 May 2016

Review date: 5 May 2018

PGT-A (previously known as preimplantation genetic screening or PGS) is a treatment add-on.

Last updated: 3 January 2017

Review date: 3 January 2019

Embryo testing and treatments can be used by people who have serious inherited diseases in their family and want to avoid passing the disease onto their children. Find out what your options are and how to get started.

Last updated: 8 April 2016

Review date: 8 April 2018

Pre-implantation genetic testing can be used by people who have a serious inherited disease in their family to avoid passing it onto their children.

Last updated: 5 April 2016

Review date: 5 April 2018

Mitochondrial donation treatment can be used by people with severe mitochondrial disease to avoid passing the condition onto their children. This page introduces you to what the treatment involves and how you can apply to have it.

Last updated: 5 April 2016

Review date: 5 April 2018

PTT, also known as ‘saviour siblings’, is a technology which can be used in some cases to help children with very serious blood disorders.

Last updated: 5 April 2016

Review date: 5 April 2018

Pre-implantation genetic testing for monogenic or single-gene disorders (PGT-M) can currently be used to avoid over 1,700 genetic conditions. For some of these conditions, you can also use pre-implantation tissue typing (PTT). Find out which conditions PGT-M and PTT has been approved for and what to do if you want to avoid a condition that’s not on the list.

Last updated: 20 July 2016

Review date: 20 July 2018