Thinking about gender selection? All you should know about PGD gender selection in the UK. PGD stands for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. PGD is used for detecting whether embryos are XY or XX. Then the embryos of your choice will be placed into the female’s uterus. This process lets you be pregnant by the embryo of your choice. If you are interested in gender selection, you must know, PGD is the only method that gives close to 100% accuracy.

How Do We Do This?

Fluorescent in-situ hybridization (in short, FISH) is the technology used in PGD. This technology helps in determining the sex of an embryo. Firstly, two specific DNA probes are used. One will help identify the X chromosome and the other for the Y chromosome. The molecules that give off different light colors are attached to the probes. The help of colours does the identification.

PGD is done as a part of an IVF cycle, i.e., in vitro fertilization. Several factors determine the success of this process. For example –

  • The woman who will go through this process must take and reciprocate fertility medications. This helps to retrieve multiple eggs and hence creating multiple embryos.
  • Normal development and growth of embryos are necessary.
  • Chromosome abnormalities in the created embryos won’t let PGD take place.
  • Age is also important except for normal fertility. IVF has a lesser effect on older women.

Possible Issues That May Arise

  • Embryos of the desired gender might not get produced by random chance.
  • As we have said earlier, chromosome abnormalities cannot let the process occur. So, if there are chromosome abnormalities in desired gender embryos, the process will disrupt the pregnancy.

The perfect example of PGD is:

  1. Desired gender embryos are produced.
  2. Normally developed embryos.
  3. No detection of abnormality in chromosomes under a microscope.
  4. High-quality embryo.

The Most Common Question Asked: is IVF Painful? 

The answer is, usually, IVF injections do not include much pain. Also, pain is subjective, so it varies from person to person. If you are a sensitive person, you may experience a higher level of discomfort.

What is the Other Benefit of PGD except Choosing the Desired Gender?

PGD can increase the number of healthy births to couples carrying genetic disorders. How do we do it? We select female embryos for couples carrying genes of diseases like haemophilia and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which can only affect males. Embryos having blood types compatible with their mothers is selected. Parents who wanted children but could not do it due to being a carrier of inherited diseases does not have to worry now.

Why should you choose our PGD clinic in the UK?

  • We are the foremost gender selection referral centre.
  • 100% success rate on the result is available on the selected gender.
  • Our years of experience have made us more reliable.
  • Our methodology is proven.
  • We have experts, and we handle each case with total care.
  • Quick arrangements.

Visit our clinic once, and we won’t disappoint you. We bring smiles to your life.