Gender Balancing

Gender Balancing

One method of gender balancing is a process called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. PGD is a procedure that screens for specific genetic diseases for couples that are at known risk for transmission to their children. PGD can be offered in combination with in vitro fertilization, in which a cell from an embryo is extracted and tested as a means for couples to avoid passing on any severe genetic disorders to their offspring. Embryos created using IVF are tested for the genetic condition and selected out prior to implantation in the uterus

PGD can be used for gender selection for a few reasons. For example, if the couple wishes for a child of a particular sex. Many times couples already have a child of one sex and want to have another child of the other gender. Some genetic diseases can only occur in a particular gender. One example of this is hemophilia A and B, which are generally X linked recessive and occur in males. Gender selection success rates approach 100%