*Formally known as the pkDO Foundation

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PKD-Free Babies

Announcing special partnerships with US Fertility and Kindbody to help more families have PKD-free babies. New grants of up to $9,000 are now available to cover the costs of IVF and PGT-M, with an additional 20% discount on non-insured out of pocket expenses provided by US Fertility and Kindbody.

$3,000

for PGT-M Funding

$9,000

for IVF & PGT-M Funding

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A New Generation of PKD-Free Children

As part of our mission to end PKD, PKD-Free will fund pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT-M) for families to enable a new generation of children to be born without PKD.

Find an IVF Specialist

To find an in vitro fertility specialist in your area, visit the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology website below.

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To find a partnered in vitro specialist, visit the US Fertility location finder or Kindbody location finder below.

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How PGT-M Works

PGT-M is used to help potential parents have PKD-free pregnancies when undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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In Vitro Fertilization

During the IVF process, ovaries are stimulated in order to mature multiple eggs. These are retrieved and fertilized with sperm to create embryos. The embryos are then cultured to the blastocyst stage of development.

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Genetic Testing

At this stage, an embryo biopsy is performed and specimens are sent to a laboratory for genetic testing. This does not damage the embryos nor does it diminish their implantation potential. Testing takes 1-3 weeks.

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PKD-Free Pregnancy

A healthy embryo that does not have the disease can be transferred to the womb for a PKD-free pregnancy. With four successful PKD-free births in 2023, we look forward to supporting more PKD-free pregnancies in 2024.

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