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Assisted Sex Selection

Proven Ways to Choose Your Baby's Gender

Part 2

By Virginia Gilbert

The medical establishment has touted MicroSort as the cr笥 de la cr笥 of assisted sex selection technology. Because of the buzz and the high success rates, couples now face a six-month wait for MicroSort. Change to: In an article published on the Internet by The Medical Journal of Australia, Dr. Julian Savulescu worries that "there is a theoretical risk associated with ultraviolet light" and dye used to identify and activate DNA in sperm.

Since the technology is so new, little is known about possible risks to mother and baby. Couples who participate are part of a clinical trial; they're briefed on the experimental nature of the program and must sign an informed consent waiver before they proceed.

In an article published on the Internet by The Medical Journal of Australia, Dr. Julian Savulescu worries that "there is a theoretical risk associated with ultraviolet light" and dye used to identify and activate DNA in sperm. Bearing in mind that MicroSort is his rival, listen to Dr. Ericsson explain the difference between his method and MicroSort:

"[Unlike MicroSort], our technology does not use a machine nor do we stain the sperm. Our isolation process is based on the ability of sperm to swim with different degrees of velocity. This process is shorter and more sperm of higher quality are recovered for insemination."