title: Preconceptional sex selection.
abstract: The desire to control the sex of our offspring prior to conception has been present throughout man's history. In recent years the application of a more scientific approach to the problem has resulted in techniques capable of providing interested couples with an 80% chance of having either a boy or a girl according to their wishes. The medical, ethical, economic and sociological implications of these advances will require close attention in future years.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012730:Sex Chromosomes; D012743:Sex Preselection / Q000379:methods*; D012744:Sex Ratio; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis