Learn More about Family Balancing and Gender Selection at Aspire HFI in Houston
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Family Balancing and Gender Selection at Aspire HFI
Family balancing means a family chooses to have a balanced number of male and female children. After having a boy, the family may want the next child to be a girl, or vice versa. Advances in fertility treatments provide patients the option to test embryos to determine if one will result in a biological male or female. At Aspire HFI, our team of fertility specialists are very experienced with this screening process, making family balancing and gender selection possible.
Your Family, Your Choice
When a sperm fertilizes an egg, it determines the sex of the baby. If the sperm is carrying an X chromosome, the resulting embryo will be XX and a female. Alternatively, if the sperm is carrying a Y chromosome, the embryo will be XY and develop into a male.
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) can determine if embryos are genetically healthy and also if they will result in a baby girl or baby boy. We know that while some patients are not interested in knowing the sex of their embryos, others may want this information so they can choose if they’d like to have a baby boy or girl. With PGT and in vitro fertilization (IVF), family balancing and gender selection is easier than ever.
Ethical Considerations
There are some ethical considerations of family balancing and gender selection that are worth considering. Sex selection for nonmedical reasons may result in significant gender imbalances in society, with resulting concerns about social stability. Another issue is misuse of medical technology for non-medical use. Ultimately, every family is unique, and decisions about gender selection and family balancing should be made confidently with the help of a fertility specialist.