Making a Choice of Baby's Sex
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This technique (using quinacrine stain) has been used with 80% success in 47 sperm centres in the world including one in Bombay at Khar Road Ericson has actually established a company named Gametrics Ltd. in California, U.S.A. which specializes in separating sperms with Y chromosome and hundreds of male children have been produced with its help.
Techniques have also been developed to separate sperms carrying X chromosome for artificial insemination leading to the birth of female children. This technique involves 'sephadex gel column', in which sperms with Y" being lighter are trapped in gel and those with X being heavier reach the bottom of the column, and can be used for insemination.
The techniques permitting choice of sex of the baby have been condemned by many sociologists, who fear that this may disturb the sex ratio leading to a variety of problems; But some doctors argue that this will help couples in planning their families, since there are also couples who may like to have a female child. This may also allow selection against sex linked abnormalities in the children.
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Techniques have also been developed to separate sperms carrying X chromosome for artificial insemination leading to the birth of female children. This technique involves 'sephadex gel column', in which sperms with Y" being lighter are trapped in gel and those with X being heavier reach the bottom of the column, and can be used for insemination.
The techniques permitting choice of sex of the baby have been condemned by many sociologists, who fear that this may disturb the sex ratio leading to a variety of problems; But some doctors argue that this will help couples in planning their families, since there are also couples who may like to have a female child. This may also allow selection against sex linked abnormalities in the children.
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