ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2007
Preimplantation sex selection demand and preferences among infertility patients in Midwestern United States.
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- Parental mixed-gender preferences revealed by IVF twin births.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Best quality vs. sex selection - an analysis of embryo selection preferences for patients undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy over a 10-year period.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- Mapping ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT).Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Review
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- Disparities among infertility patients regarding genetic carrier screening, sex selection, and gene editing.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2021Article
- Recalled Parental Gender Preference in Chinese Culture: A Taiwan Birth Cohort Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- The effect of religious background on the attitude towards sex selection.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2019Article
- The Israeli National Committee for sex selection by pre-implantation genetic diagnosis: a novel approach (2005-2011).Israel journal of health policy research · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the demand and preferences of infertility patients for sex selection for nonmedical reasons, and to investigate the relation between these choices and their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
methodsA cross-sectional, self-administered survey by mail was conducted at a University hospital-based fertility center of 1,350 consecutive women who presented for infertility care, to assess patient demand and preferences for sex selection.
resultsOf respondents, 49% wanted to select the sex of their next child for no added cost. Of these patients, 56% had no living children and 37% had children all of one sex. After adjustment for observed predictors of gender preference, we found a significant preference for a female child among women who had only sons, had more living children, or were single. Nulliparous women did not significantly prefer one sex over the other. Among parous women, those with only daughters significantly desired to select a male child, whereas those with sons significantly desired to select a female child.
conclusionThere is significant demand among infertility patients for preimplantation sex selection, with a significant portion of this demand coming from patients who do not have any children or have children all of one sex.
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