Family Balancing
Gender Selection is being requested by our patients with increasing frequency. IHR offers two methods for gender selection, which also happen to be the two methods with the highest rates for successfully determining gender. The first is is called Sperm Gender Selection; the second is called Microsort Gender Selection.
The above treatments are used in conjunction with a procedure known as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). PGD is used to genetically assess embryos prior to implantation. The genetic assessment is what makes PGD useful for Gender Selection. However this technology is also used to screen for genetic anomolies, which makes PGD invaluable to couples who may be at risk of passing on certain genetic conditions.
IHR follows the ethics opinion of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) offering Gender Selection for non-medical reasons only in carefully selected cases. Gender Selection for non-medical reasons is offered only for purposes of family balancing, and is not offered for a first pregnancy.
Contact Us to learn more about Gender Selection and to discuss your particular situation.