title: Pre-embryo: therapeutic approaches.
abstract: There are potential interventions in the pre-embryo stage in order to improve the clinical results of assisted reproductive technology, live-birth per cycle of treatment, and to prevent the birth of offspring with genetic aberrations. The following therapeutic measures can be potentially applied to the pre-embryo: improvement of culture conditions, pre-embryo cryopreservation, assisted hatching, genetic diagnosis and gene therapy. In order to discuss the parents' rights and duties in applying therapeutic measures to the pre-embryo, it is essential to clarify the ethical and legal dilemmas concerning the status of the pre-embryo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Schenker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014481:United States