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Risks of a son of a mother with genetic inclination to develop ovarian cancer

The genetic markers, commonly known as BRCA1 and/or BRCA2, are responsible for an increased risk of developing ovarian or breast cancer in females.

If a woman has a strong history of ovarian cancer and especially if she carries mutations in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, she should do everything possible to have an unaffected and healthy child. The In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) combined with Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) can deliver just that, by identifying which embryos are females and which ones are males. By having a son, the mother will not transfer the risk of ovarian cancer to him and may be stopping the disease in future generations.

However, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) combined with Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) cannot test for a complete genetic make-up of the embryo. For this reason, it cannot guarantee that the child will not develop other diseases. It will only guarantee that the son will not have ovarian cancer.

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