Rahayu Mahzam on pre-implantation genetic screening
As of January 2024, 590 patients had enrolled for the Ministry of Health’s pilot study on pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) but only 195 patients had undergone PGS, of which 131 completed their embryo transfers. This led to 70 pregnancies with 56 live births and five ongoing pregnancies. Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam gave this update in Parliament on Thursday (Feb 29) in reply to an MP’s question. She added that more patients need to be recruited into the pilot for a robust evaluation of the clinical efficacy of PGS before it can be determined if it can be a mainstream clinical service.
As of January 2024, 590 patients had enrolled for the Ministry of Health’s pilot study on pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) but only 195 patients had undergone PGS, of which 131 completed their embryo transfers. This led to 70 pregnancies with 56 live births and five ongoing pregnancies. Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam gave this update in Parliament on Thursday (Feb 29) in reply to an MP’s question. She added that more patients need to be recruited into the pilot for a robust evaluation of the clinical efficacy of PGS before it can be determined if it can be a mainstream clinical service.
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