PGD Procedure

• Gender selection with PGD begins with in vitro fertilization. Once the embryos split into 8 cells, 1 cell from each embryo is DNA tested for sex and genetic defects.
  
  

Birth Defects After PGD

• PGD gender selection is designed to prevent birth defects and genetic disorders. It does not cause them, according to AmericanPregnancy.org.
  
  

PGD Margin of Error

• Not all genetic disorders or birth defects can be detected through PGD, but occurrences of the birth defects are lower than they might have been without the procedure.
  
  

Sperm Separation

• Another way to accomplish gender selection is by separating the Y male sperm from the X female sperm and preventing the females from meeting the egg.
  
  

Birth Defects After Sperm Separation

• Gender separation using this method is just like a regular artificial insemination with frozen or fresh sperm. There are no more incidents of birth defects for artificial insemination compared with natural conception, according to Dr. Michael Vermesh, M.D.