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Selecting the Sex of Your Child

Selecting the Sex of Your Child . Ariel Schanon & Heidi Bruss. Why Sexual Selection?. Family balance Sex linked genetic diseases Same sex of child that have passed away Carrying on the family name Desired expectations . Pre- T echnology Methods. Shettle Method

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Selecting the Sex of Your Child

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  1. Selecting the Sex of Your Child Ariel Schanon & Heidi Bruss

  2. Why Sexual Selection? • Family balance • Sex linked genetic diseases • Same sex of child that have passed away • Carrying on the family name • Desired expectations

  3. Pre-Technology Methods • Shettle Method • Boys are conceived 1-2 days prior to ovulation • Whelan Method • Boys are conceived 4-6 days prior to ovulation • Both believe girls are conceived 2-3 days before ovulation

  4. Pre-Technology Methods • Rituals • Tying of testicle • Sleeping with certain objects • Medicines • Foods • Boy • Potassium and sodium • Girl • Calcium and magnesium

  5. Technology Methods • Ericsson Method • Sperm is filtered; for desired sex • Inseminated into women • IVF/PGD • Ovulated eggs are extracted and combined with sperm sample • Blastocytes are biopsied • PLaced back into women

  6. Ethical and Moral Issues • Unequal population ratio • Discrimination, violence and abuse • Specific characteristics • Psychological effects • Private decision • Illegal

  7. “If it works for a couple they should not be concerned about society and society should not discriminate any child or label them as “designer babies”.”

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