Fertility Glossary

Carrier screening

Testing DNA to see whether you carry an inherited condition.

Expanded carrier screening looks for gene variants that could be passed to a child if both partners are carriers. ACOG recommends that carrier screening options be offered before or early in pregnancy.

Related terms

Karyotype

A map of all of a person's chromosomes.

PGT-M

Preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic conditions.

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