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Assisted Sex Selection Part Two
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 can face a six-month wait for MicroSort.
Since the technology is relatively 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."
Karen Warren*, a 29-year-old mom to three boys, is expecting her MicroSort bundle in August 2000. "I am just your ordinary suburban soccer mom and never thought I would ever find myself in this position," she says. "After having three boys, I just thought I would never get the opportunity to experience the joys and tribulations that come with raising both sexes. MicroSort and their medical technology has at least given me a chance of having that little girl I dream about."
Warren will not learn her baby's sex until her ultrasound. "I am fully aware that this could be another boy and would have never considered MicroSort if I only wanted a girl and not another child," she says.
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