Gender Selection
Gender selection means looking at an embryo's sex chromosomes with a genetic test before transfer. The test itself is not a fertility treatment. It is considered only together with IVF and an embryo biopsy.
How gender selection is approached
A few cells taken from the embryo are examined by preimplantation genetic testing. The report may include the sex chromosomes. In many countries that information is used only when there is a serious sex-linked disease risk. Choosing sex without a medical reason arises only in countries that allow it.
What it does not promise
- The test does not guarantee a pregnancy, and it does not make every embryo transferable
- An embryo of the hoped-for sex may not be available
- The result is only as clear as the biopsy sample and the laboratory method
- Local law may not allow selection without a medical indication
How the path usually unfolds
- Genetic counselling, and a clear statement of whether the law allows the plan
- IVF to create embryos
- Embryo biopsy and genetic testing
- Transfer of an embryo the rules allow, with others stored or set aside
This page is not an invitation or a referral. Whether gender selection can be done depends on the country's law and on a physician's medical judgement.
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