Family Balancing

Some parents would like to grow their family by having a child of a certain gender. Often times the couple may have multiple children of the same gender and now desire a child of the opposite gender. There is now technology available to allow couples to go through in-vitro fertilization and embryo testing to select for the desired gender. This is often referred to as family balancing or sex selection.

Family balancing is the use of IVF with preimplantation genetic testing to select an embryo of a desired sex, typically chosen by parents seeking gender balance in their family. At Damien Fertility Partners the process follows a standard IVF cycle, after which embryos are genetically tested and a selected embryo is transferred. The practice reviews the medical process and ethical considerations during consultation.