What is the process of gender selection?

Gender selection (also called sex selection) is a medical technique used by prospective parents who wish to choose the sex of their offspring. Gender selection is performed through sperm separation or genetic testing. The embryos with the desired sex are then implanted into the woman’s uterus.

What are the risks of gender selection?

Ethical concerns about selecting a baby’s gender

• Possible destruction of embryos. One concern revolves around what happens to the unused embryos.
• Societal imbalance.
• Gender devaluation.
• “Designer babies”
• Adult onset diseases.
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Which is the best method for gender selection?

There are two known methods available, sperm sorting and IVF with a PGD (Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis). PGD is a scientific advancement wherein a single cell from an embryo is extracted for genetic testing. It is done to ensure the egg to be fertilized has no genetic defects.

How does gender selection take place in IVF?

Gender selection with IVF and Preimplantation Genetic Testing is the most advanced method of sex selection with virtually 100% accuracy. During this method, a small number of cells from an embryos made from via IVF are removed from an embryo several days after fertilization and sent to a genetics lab for chromosomal analysis.

Who are the leaders in gender selection technology?

Recognized by ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox and Reuters as among “THE” worldwide leaders in gender selection technology. If you want to be certain your next child will be the gender you are hoping for then no other method comes close to PGD (Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis).

When is the best time to start gender selection?

These stimulation medications are most often started on days 2-4 of a woman’s natural menstrual cycle and taken for 10 days. The idea here being, more eggs = more embryos = more embryos of desired sex = higher odds of achieving a live birth from an embryo that has the desired sex.