\u201cPatients were led to believe this test would boost their chances of a healthy pregnancy. Instead, it may have done the exact opposite,\u201d said Allison S. Freeman, an attorney with Constable Law<\/a>, the Florida-based firm representing the plaintiffs. \u201cWe believe this test has caused real harm, both emotionally and financially.\u201d<\/p>\n A Staggering Price, With No Clear Benefit<\/p>\n The test, called Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy, or PGT-A, is sold as an add-on during in vitro fertilization, costing patients thousands of dollars out of pocket.<\/p>\n The test is designed to analyze embryos and identify which ones are most likely to result in a successful pregnancy. But the lawsuit cites scientific studies showing that PGT-A is less accurate than claimed and may mislabel embryos, potentially leading patients to make important decisions regarding their embryos and treatment based upon inaccurate information.<\/p>\n 36-year-old plaintiff Sandra Gamlin of Norfolk, Virginia discarded several embryos that tested as abnormal, ultimately only transferring one normal embryo. The transfer resulted in a pregnancy, but it ended in a miscarriage at seven weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve falsely put hope into us who have been on this journey for a long time,\u201d Gamlin said. \u201cThey tell us that it\u2019s a foolproof thing, that we\u2019re all going to get our babies after we get normal embryos.\u201d<\/p>\n Growing Use and Mounting Concerns<\/p>\n Use of PGT-A has skyrocketed in recent years, with PGT-A tests developed by various companies now used in roughly 40% of IVF cycles. But despite its popularity, the legal complaint says the test is not backed by solid science, and experts have raised red flags about its accuracy and the risk it poses to hopeful parents.<\/p>\n Patients suing Luminary Genetics say they did not know about the misleading claims and lack of validated testing. They claim they would never have relied on the test if they had known the truth.<\/p>\n \u201cThey say, \u2018Just do this genetic testing and it will be the answer.\u2019 But it\u2019s not,\u201d said 40-year-old plaintiff DeJanne Johnson of San Diego.<\/p>\n Johnson has undergone several rounds of IVF in the past six years, with PGT-A testing performed on eight embryos. She said her fertility clinic discarded several embryos after they came back as abnormal, and none of her embryos that tested as normal have resulted in a successful pregnancy.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish they never tested my embryos,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n![\"Attorney](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Attorney-Allison-S.-Freeman-of-Constable-Law.jpg\")
<\/a>Attorney Allison S. Freeman of Constable Law; image from press release.<\/p>\n