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IVF operations are not designed to produce a boy
During the IVF process, many people wonder if operations like preferential sperm selection, growing blastocysts, and selecting embryos are done to increase the chances of having a boy. The answer is no. Sperm Selection for High Fertilisation Rate, Not Sex Selection In an IVF cycle, sperm selection is done to select mature, morphologically normal and active sperm with fertilisation potential for in vitro fertilisation. This significantly improves the fertilisation rate, increases the embryo acquisition rate and improves the quality of the embryos. Although the chromosome carried by the sperm determines the sex of the embryo, it is not possible to tell in advance whether the sperm carries an X chromosome or a Y chromosome, so it is not possible to screen the sperm to achieve the goal of having a boy. Cultivation of blastocysts to improve pregnancy and live birth rates Fertilised eggs formed by in vitro fertilisation are further cultured in the laboratory to form early embryos. On the third day of culture, the embryo is cleavage and on the fifth day, the embryo is blastocyst. There are numerous advantages of culturing blastocysts; they have a low rate of chromosomal abnormalities, high developmental potential, more physiological timing of implantation, higher pregnancy and live birth rates, and a reduced risk of multiple pregnancies and ectopic pregnancies. Although there is a saying that transferring blastocysts gives birth to a higher percentage of boys than girls, there is no scientific basis for this, and the breeding of blastocysts is only for the purpose of increasing the pregnancy rate and live birth rate, and is not used for gender selection. Embryo Selection for Embryo Transfer, Picking High Quality Embryos to Enhance Success Rate Embryo selection is the process of rating the development of embryos during the embryo culture process and selecting the higher rated quality embryos for transfer….
