Microsort Gender Selection - Sex Selection

Couples wishing to increase their chance of having a child of a desired gender (sex selection), either for family balancing or to reduce the risk of transmitting a sex-linked genetic disorder, have the option of utilizing a new scientific method to separate sperm. MicroSort is done before conception to separate sperm into those which produce girls (X-bearing sperm) or those that produce boys (Y-bearing sperm). MicroSort sperm separation for female gender selection (XSort) results in an average of 88% X-bearing sperm (female) in the sorted specimens. MicroSort sperm separation for the male gender selection (YSort) results in an average of 68% Y-bearing sperm (male) in the sorted specimen.

MicroSort is a clinical trial using an investigational device in accordance with FDA regulations. The procedure involves travel to the MicroSort facility in Fairfax, Virginia for specimen collection. The specimen is processed and shipped in a frozen state to the adjacent Follas Center for Reproductive Medicine, where it is stored until thawed and used with intrauterine insemination (IUI) or In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to hopefully achieve a pregnancy with the desired sex.

A child of the desired gender cannot be guaranteed because the current technology does not completely exclude either female or male sperm cells from the enriched sample.

For information about MicroSort, please contact them at www.microsort.com.