title: A note on the state of the art of preselection of the sex of children.
abstract: "In this paper the author presents the state of the art of preselection of the sex of children.  To this purpose attempts to control the sex of offspring are classified into four categories: 1) selective conception; 2) treatment of ova or embryos, 3) presexing of embryos; and 4) selection of sperma.  The nature and the availability of the different approaches are described as well as the various socio-medical aspects involved.  In spite of the general impression that, at present, no reliable technique with clearly known probabilities of success and failure is available, this goal seems to be at close reach and sex selection of children will certainly become accessible in a not very remote future." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND ITA)
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001695:Biology; D002648:Child; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003710:Demography; D003933:Diagnosis; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012737:Sex Factors; D012743:Sex Preselection
keywords: Age Factors; Biological Characteristics; Biology; Child; Demographic Factors; Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Population; Population Characteristics; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Sex Factors; Sex Preselection; World; Youth