Let's all start doing it.

I mean, why not?

What could possibly go wrong?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's sex, not gender.

No. It is gender.

Quick lesson for you...

Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics, while gender refers to behaviors, roles, expectations, and activities in society. Sex refers to male or female, while gender refers to masculine or feminine.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't even know this was possible. We've had a couple friends go through the IVF process and they weren't able to choose the sex.

Same here. Maybe this isn't offered to "normal" people?

Some clinics, like Shady Grove Fertility, do not allow people to do this.

Shady Grove chooses for you.

I picked the gender of my third. I didn't know you got that choice during IVF so it was like a little surprise along the way. I didnt realize how EXTREMELY controversial it was until I casually mentioned it a few times here and there and then I shut my mouth for good about it. Its just one of those things people really get angry about.

Anonymous wrote:It's sex, not gender.

No. It is gender.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't even know this was possible. We've had a couple friends go through the IVF process and they weren't able to choose the sex.

Same here. Maybe this isn't offered to "normal" people?

Some clinics, like Shady Grove Fertility, do not allow people to do this.

I don't know the rest of their story, but I don't get the impression that IVF was done just to select the sex.

Based on what other posters have said, this is not abnormal for certain IVF situations.

If i'd had to do IVF to have my second and went through the chromosomal testing, I might have selected a boy. I got a second girl on my own, and I'm totally thrilled and in love with her. Given the option, though, knowing she is 99.9% my last child, I probably would have gone the opposite direction.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't even know this was possible. We've had a couple friends go through the IVF process and they weren't able to choose the sex.

Same here. Maybe this isn't offered to "normal" people?

The option is out there.

Eww. Never could stand her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't even know this was possible. We've had a couple friends go through the IVF process and they weren't able to choose the sex.

Same here. Maybe this isn't offered to "normal" people?

No, it is offered to average folks (like me). It has to do with the PGD testing (i.e., chromosomal testing). Many people who have done the testing have had repeated IVF failures or repeated losses. It's used to find healthy embryos and increases the chances of success. CCRM recommended it for me. I don't know of any clinics that would do it solely for sex selection.

Yes this.

We had to have testing done for other reasons, and one of the results of the testing is that they know the gender. My clinic also does not allow for sex selection, but if the information is known and it comes down to picking among equally well developed blasts with which to try for implantation, then you may be given the choice.

You might also decide based on which blastocyst looks better, how many you want to put in, etc... Gender would be only one factor.

Anonymous wrote:It's sex, not gender.

OFFS.

This happened for a friend of mine who had twin boys through IVF. When she asked the doc if, given the option, he could pick the female embryo for the next IVF round, he agreed, but it was all on the DL. I think it's perfectly fine in situations where doctors are selecting embryos anyhow.

It's sex, not gender.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't even know this was possible. We've had a couple friends go through the IVF process and they weren't able to choose the sex.

Same here. Maybe this isn't offered to "normal" people?

No, it is offered to average folks (like me). It has to do with the PGD testing (i.e., chromosomal testing). Many people who have done the testing have had repeated IVF failures or repeated losses. It's used to find healthy embryos and increases the chances of success. CCRM recommended it for me. I don't know of any clinics that would do it solely for sex selection.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't even know this was possible. We've had a couple friends go through the IVF process and they weren't able to choose the sex.

Same here. Maybe this isn't offered to "normal" people?

Or, "normal" people don't/can't pay enough to persuade a dr. to do it?