13 Important Questions about Sex Selection Ethics
Deciding which gender embryo to transfer for pregnancy during IVF brings up a lot of questions about sex selection ethics. Question: What are public attitudes about using preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) for sex selection? Answer: A study of the public attitudes in America showed that 68 percent of Americans disapprove of the use of PGS for sex selection only. A German […]
Gender Selection and the History of Preimplantation Genetic Testing (and 3 Myths about Gender Selection)
Genetic testing to screen out defective embryos before implantation in IVF also reveals gender, giving parents a choice to do gender selection. History of gender selection Preimplantation genetic testing was initially developed in England in 1990 to detect single-gene and sex-chromosome linked diseases in at-risk couples. The test then was adapted as part of in vitro […]
5 Things to Consider before Doing Gender Selection
In the medical field of fertility, genetic evaluation of embryos for gender selection is allowed but controversial. In the treatment of infertility, the number of chromosomes can be counted using in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the biopsy of embryos. The genetic evaluation of embryos for chromosomal abnormalities, which can result in failed pregnancies and birth […]