Genetic counseling and assisted reproductive technologies

Abstract

Despite the ever-increasing number of patients undergoing fertility treatments and the expanded use of genetic testing in this context, there has been limited focus in the literature on the involvement of genetics professionals in the assisted reproductive technology (ART) setting. Here we discuss the importance of genetic counseling within reproductive medicine. We review how genetic testing of embryos is performed, the process of gamete donation, the challenges associated with genetic testing, and the complexities of genetic test result inter-pretation.