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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would freeze the embryo and see what happens in medicine. The advancements in the last 10 years were spectacular. Just 4 years ago PGS was in infancy and the first PGS baby was conceived. Now, PGS is mainstream in all reputable clinics. The growth of medical discoveries is exponential. We live in the best of times as far as molecular biology is concerned. Just few days ago the first human embryo was edited. It is very likely that gene editing post-conception will absolutely exist. The freezing fees are low and clinics don't make significant money off of them. They make money off drugs and procedures. Hopefully a fee of around $500 per year is fine for your family in hope you can get a child one day.[/quote]

The first paper on Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis was in 1967 which described sexing of rabbit blastocysts. That's exactly 50 years ago.
In 1986-1988 several papers were published on performing the technique on human embryos.
The first clinical application of preimplantation genetic testing was published in 1990 detailing two couples at risk for transmission of X-linked mutations. PGS testing didn't start becoming routine until the early 2000's.

I also want to point out that sequencing DNA is a lot easier then repairing it. A lot can go wrong when you're trying to switch out pieces of DNA (or in OP's case, add on DNA which has never been done before, either in animals or humans).[/quote]

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