![]() The mother’s eggs are harvested and fertilized using her partner’s sperm or donor sperm. Preimplantation genetic testing uncovers the gender of your embryo before you become pregnant. Parents can expect a nearly 99-100% success rate in determining the sex of the child with this method. IVF with PGT has a 99% success rate for either gender. Sperm sorting that used to be an option in the past has not proven to be as successful as it was once expected and thus no longer reliable or available. IVF with Preimplantation Genetic Testing, or Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis ( PGT or PGD) is the only proven method of gender selection. Gender selection is a medical technique and only a fertility specialist can guide you. Unfortunately many of those options are either scams to sell you a type of gender-selecting “snake oil” or old wives tales handed down through generations and are unproven and unreliable. Google gender selection and you will find plenty of options. We have compiled a collection of gender selection methods to help you understand how the process works. ![]() Parents who have a personal preference have myriad reasons for opting for gender selection. Muscular dystrophy, for example, disproportionately impacts males so opting to select a female embryo lowers that risk.Ĭultural, religious and family traditions often factor into gender selection. ![]() Some inherited conditions affect one gender only or are more prominent in one sex over the other. There may be a medical reason behind gender selection. Some couples prefer to have one child of each gender. The most common reason for gender selection is to balance the family scales already tipping in one direction or the other. The reasons for gender selection are highly personal. Does she have her father’s eyes? Does he have mom’s hair color? Is your baby wrapped up in blue or pink? Obviously the health and wellness of the baby-to-be is the foremost concern of parents, but couples undergoing IVF for infertility issues are able to opt for one gender over another. You probably think about your future baby all the time.
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