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Have many babies
been born using the sex selection procedure?
Yes. thousands of healthy babies have been born
in the United States and other parts of the
world.
Is the chance of
a birth defect higher after the sex selection
procedure?
No. All artificial insemination studies,
whether performed with fresh, frozen, washed or
isolated sperm, show no greater occurrence of birth
defects when compared to natural
conception.
Am I guaranteed
to deliver a child of the sex that I have
chosen?
The results of pregnancies conceived using sex
selection cannot be guaranteed because the
procedure does not completely separate the X- from
the Y-chromosome-bearing sperm. Chances for a girl
are 80% and for a boy are 75%.
How long will it
take to conceive a pregnancy using this method?
On average it takes a woman about three cycles
to conceive. However some will conceive sooner and
others will take longer. Human reproduction is not
a very efficient process as evidenced by the fact
that only about 20 % of couples trying to conceive
naturally do so in any given month.
Will irregular
menstrual cycles prevent me from undergoing sex
selection?
Women who have irregular cycles are accepted
for this procedure but usually take longer to
conceive because they ovulate less frequently and
unpredictably. This makes it more difficult to
choose a proper day for insemination. however there
are several methods which can be used to assist in
the accurate prediction of the time of
ovulation.
Does this
procedure increase the chances of a problem
pregnancy?
There has been absolutely no evidence that the
course of a pregnancy conceived through sex
selection would run a different course than that of
a normal conception.
Are miscarriages
more common?
No. The risks of miscarriage are the same as
those associated with a normal conception, which is
presently estimated at one out of four
pregnancies.
Who will be told
about my conceiving in this manner?
The process is totally confidential. We will
not release information about a patient unless we
are authorized to do so by the patient.
Is this covered
by insurance?
Most insurance companies do not cover the sex
selection part of the procedure.
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