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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is fascinating, PP. Do you have to pay extra for the testing? Some insurances now cover up to two procedures. It makes sense as to why older mothers prefer girls over boys now.[/quote]

As someone already explained, PGT-A (previously known as PGS) is a standard part of IVF now. Not everyone does it, but it is a pretty routine part of the process. It is a biopsy that tests for chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo, and part of that testing identifies sex chromosomes. Unless you're Elon Musk, people aren't doing PGT-A ONLY to test for sex, they're doing it so that they don't transfer abnormal embryos that won't turn into healthy pregnancies. Yes it costs extra, somewhere between $3,000-5,000 usually depending on the number of embryos you're testing. But when IVF is $20,000 anyways, another $3k generally isn't a deal breaker.

And insurance varies - only something like 10-15% of insurance policies cover IVF, and the coverage varies widely. It could cover up to a certain number of IVF retrieval cycles or it could cover up to a certain dollar amount. Almost no insurance policies let you "embryo bank" - meaning they require you to transfer any available embryos before doing a new retrieval cycle. [/quote]

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