What is IVF with sperm donation?
When a couple is trying to conceive, and the woman is fertile but the male partner has either very little or no sperm (azoospermia) in his semen, IVF treatment with sperm donation from a third party is an alternative method. Couples may also choose to go with a third party sperm donor if the female is Rh sensitized and the male partner is Rh positive (severe rhesus incompatibility) or if there is a risk that the male partner may pass on an inherited disease. When selecting a potential sperm donor, couples may choose someone they know, such as a relative of the husband so that the child will be related to both parents, or have the fertility care clinic carefully select a donor for them according to the criteria expressed by the couple, and having passed all the necessary screenings.
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Cost
IVF with sperm donation can be very costly in many developed countries. Read more about the cost of IVF with sperm donation abroad in our cost comparison guide.
Gender Selection
Gender Selection, also known as sex selection or family balancing, as an infertility treatment, refers to the the selection of an offspring's sex before implantation of the embryo into the womb via in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
Some couples prefer to choose the gender of their offspring for a variety of reasons. A couple may opt for gender selection to avoid a “sex linked” genetic disease, such as Hemophilia. While another couple may desire to choose the sex of their baby to balance with the gender of their already existent offspring. There are two methods of gender selection used today, sperm sorting, also known as Microsort technology, and Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
Microsort is a method that enables the separation of X Chromosome sperm from Y Chromosome sperm, which can then be used in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Flow cytometry, the technique used to analyze and sort spermatozoa, relies on the DNA difference between the X and the Y Chromosomes. Before flow cytometric sorting is acutally applied, semen is tagged with a fluorescent dye that binds to the DNA of each spermatozoon. The larger “female” X chromosome bearing more DNA than the “male” Y chromosome will absorb more dye than it’s Y Chromosome counterpart, causing the sperm with the X Chromosomes to flouresce more brightly than the sperm with the Y Chromosomes. The flow cytometer will then detect the difference in brightness between the X and Y Chromosomes and separate them as they move through the machine.
PGD, also known as embryo screening and PGS (preimplantation genetic screening), is the only other method of gender selection that has been proven effective. In the past PGD was most commonly used for diagnosis of a genetic disease in early embryos prior to implantation and pregancy, and more recently it has been used for testing for common chromosome abnormalities. IVF with PGD refers to embryos resulting from an in-vitro fertilization cycle that are genetically screened for X or Y Chromosomes. The embryos of the desired sex are then implanted.
Success rates for both methods of gender selection vary. Scientists claim that sperm sorting success rates for girls are higher than for boys, while PGD is at least 95% effective for both genders.
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