Sperm sorting technique 'about 80% effective at choosing baby's sex'
A new technique to select a baby's sex appears to be safe and about 80% effective, a study suggests.Sperm with an X chromosome are slightly heavier than those with a Y, the research indicates.Selecting embryos without reasons such as a sex-linked disease is illegal in many countries.
Experts behind the research, from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, said their technique was inexpensive and"extremely safe". The small study involved 1,317 couples, with 105 men in the group that used the sperm sorting process. Fifty-nine couples wanted a girl and it resulted in 79.1% female embryos, with 16 girls being born without any abnormalities.
Fifty-six couples wanted a boy and the technique produced 79.6% male embryos , resulting in 13 healthy male babies.
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