IVF for Gender Selection
Helping you shape your ideal family
IVF for gender selection with NOW-fertility
Embryos created through IVF undergo genetic testing to confirm their gender and assess chromosomal health. A healthy embryo of the gender you select is then transferred to your uterus, enabling you to make informed choices in planning your family.
Personalised care for the best chance of success
- Choice of IVF clinics where gender selection is legal
- No waiting time to start treatment
- 24 chromosomes PGT-A available
- Transfer of fresh or frozen genetically tested embryos
- Consistently high pregnancy rates
Is IVF for gender selection right for me?
Gender selection for medical reasons is used to avoid the birth of a child with a severe genetic disorder. Medical indications include:
- To prevent the transmission of gender-linked genetic disorders.
- To reduce the chances of having a child affected by a disorder with an unequal gender-incidence.
- To decrease transmission of disease to a third generation.
Gender selection for non-medical reasons is used to purposely select embryos of a specific gender for personal or social reasons. Reasons include:
- Family balancing when one gender is already represented in the family unit and the other gender is desired.
- Families where there are already more than one child of one gender.
- Familial or social reasons.
Gender selection for married and unmarried couples is available at selected clinics within NOW-fertility’s network. The first step is an initial consultation with a fertility consultant and specialist nurse, which can be either face to face in clinic or face to face online.
How does IVF for gender selection work with NOW-fertility?
- Fertilisation: The eggs that are collected are fertilised in the laboratory, typically using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), to produce embryos.
- Embryo biopsy: After 2-5 days, the embryos are biopsied, with a few cells removed from each embryo for genetic testing.
- Genetic testing: The biopsy cells are analysed to determine the gender of the embryos, as well as to screen for any genetic abnormalities that you may have agreed with your consultant.
- Embryo transfer: Based on the results of the genetic testing, gender-selected embryos are then chosen for transfer and freezing.
It’s important to note that while IVF with gender selection is possible, it does not always guarantee to have embryos of the desired gender.
Where can I have IVF for gender selection with NOW-fertility?
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
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