Gender Selection IVF and

Family Balancing

The procedure of determining the gender of the embryo (whether it a female or male) by studying the cell from the embryos (fertilized eggs) obtained with IVF treatment as a result of the technological progress, is called gender selection.

The couples who want to contribute to gender selection process should primarily start a IVF treatment. IVF treatment is started under doctors supervision. The a medicine on the 21st day of the periods of the expectant mother. Afterwards, within 8-10 days the induction is started by using needles with the aim of multiplying the egg cells on the 3rd day of her new periods. These needles are injected with variant doses as per the age of the expectant mother. The couples who decide to have a gender selection treatment will come into contact with their special doctors in their local area, or with the doctors we suggest; and will have the necessary arrangements done.

The induction may vary between 8 and 12 days on the average. By the time the egg cells achieve the intended size, the splitting needle is injected, and egg collection process in Cyprus within 35 hours (one and a half day) is scheduled.

Egg collection is a simple process without any pain. This process can be performed under light anesthesia, and may take approximately 30 minutes.

During the egg collection process, the sperm from the future father is taken and the eggs are changed into embryo by being fertilized using microinjection (ICSI). The growth of all the embryos is examined, and the gender determination is performed by the PDG (gender selection) method on the third day.

The transfer is performed accordingly to the desired gender two days after the gender selection process.

12 days following the transfer process, ßHCG test is performed in the blood and the pregnancy result is found out.

Some conditions catched via standart PGD are the following :

Chromosome X: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, and Turner's Syndrome
Chromosome Y: Acute myeloidleukemia
Chromosome 13: Wilson Disease, breast cancer, ovarian cancer
Chromosome 18: Pancreatic cancer, Niemann-Pick Disease
Chromosome 21: Down's Syndrome

How does it work ?

- Several eggs are extracted from the mother by our doctors, sperm is supplied by the father.

- The father's sperm is used to fertilize the mother's eggs in our lab.

- After 3 days, several 8-cell embryos will have developed.

- Our doctor-scientist specialists examine the genetic makeup of the embryos, screening for both genetic diseases and desired gender.

- Healthy embryos of the gender you desire are implanted in the mother.

- Any additional healthy embryos may be cryo-frozen for future use.

- Gestation and birth take place as normal.