Sperm Gender Selection
Over the last decade, the dominant technique used to determine gender prior to conception has always been pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD. The newest alternative, sperm gender selection, is a technique designed to separate and sort X (female) or Y (male) chromosomal sperm. This sorted sperm can then be fertilized with an egg via intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF) to produce a child of the desired gender.
Method
The sperm gender selection process involves several steps. Initially, the sperm is passed through a series of gradient solutions. The sorted sperm is then frozen for transportation, and then transferred at the right time to the female via intrauterine insemination (IUI), the most popular choice, or used during an IVF cycle. Alternatively, a semen sample may be frozen and then submitted through sperm gender selection after thawing.
Success Rates
Sperm gender selection for female offspring is currently more successful than sperm gender selection for male offspring. Though the technology for sperm gender selection used can produce a significant majority of X or Y-bearing sperm in a final sample, there is no guarantee of producing the desired sex. Sperm gender selection cannot completely exclude female or male sperm cells; however, it can produce a sperm sample that contains a higher percentage of male or female sperm cells, increasing the odds of producing a child of the desired sex.
Success rates for gender selection using sperm separation is 70-75 percent for both male and female.
Our Approach
If sex selection is important to you, we can send you a sperm collection kit. You can collect your sperm sample in your own home, follow directions on the collection kit and send it to the address of the laboratory in the USA for processing. The sperm processing lab will then send it directly to our affiliated IVF Clinic in India. Sperm sex selection processing costs average around $1,500 and transportation costs for the sperm to India average around $800. You will pay the laboratory directly by credit card or check.
For more details, please send us an email to Info@indianeggdonors.com or call us at 1-212-661-7673. We look forward to being of assistance.