|
Overview
Preimplantation
Genetic
Diagnosis (PGD)
is a proven
reliable and
safe method of
gender selection
and results far
exceed those of
sperm separation
methods used in
other clinics.
We have been
offering PGD for
gender selection
for many years
and have
produced
successful
outcomes for
happy patients
from many
different
countries.
There are two
main reasons for
gender (sex)
selection:
medical and
family
balancing. When
gender selection
is used to
prevent a
genetic disease
its indication
is considered
medical. If the
decision to
choose a baby’s
gender is used
for family
balancing
purposes, then
the process is
considered
elective. Most
people who come
to our clinic
for gender
selection choose
to do so for
family balancing
reasons.
Unlike many IVF
clinics, we
perform our own
PGD in-house,
under the
guidance of our
Director of
Embryology Mrs
Tida, to ensure
a controlled
environment and
the highest
possible
standards.
Gender selection
by IVF and PGD
is by far the
most accurate
technique to
choose the sex
of your child
and has an
accuracy rate of
more than 99%. |
 |
Gender
Selection
Procedure
Using PGD,
embryos produced
from eggs and
sperm of the
parents, or
donors, are
carefully
analyzed in our
laboratory to
determine
gender. The
procedure is
carried out on
the third day of
development when
the embryos have
reached
approximately a
6 to 8-cell
stage. In a
delicate process
we safely remove
one or two of
the cells from a
selected embryo
and analyze its
chromosomal make
up. This allows
us to determine
whether the
embryo is female
or male. Only
embryos of the
desired gender
are transferred
into the uterus,
making it the
most reliable
technique for
sex selection
with a more than
99% accuracy
rate. Of course,
there may be
rare instances
where there are
no embryos
produced of the
desired gender
when testing is
done at Day
three of
development. In
this case, we
check again at
Day five. If the
results are
still the same,
the only option
is to have a
repeat IVF cycle
and trust that
the second cycle
will produce the
desired gender.
|
