POC Products of Conception

Unfortunately, 25% of clinical pregnancies miscarry, with pregnancy losses in the first trimester of pregnancy being particularly common. Of these, 50% are caused by chromosomal abnormalities and this increases to >60% in women undergoing assisted reproduction treatment.

All fetal cells must have two copies of each chromosome, one from the mother’s egg and one from the father’s sperm, in total, each cell should contain 46 chromosomes made up of 23 pairs. Chromosomal abnormalities, caused by an incorrect number of chromosomes, can result in miscarriage.

Who should use POC?

• Couples who have suffered a pregnancy loss
• Especially those who have experienced recurrent miscarriages
• Couples undergoing assisted reproduction treatment, to provide useful information for future treatment
• Previously identified severe male factor infertility.

What is POC?

The POC test by Igenomix is an advanced analysis of fetal tissue using NGS technology that screens all 24 chromosomes to determine if the miscarriage was caused by a chromosomal abnormality.