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If you are interested in gender selection, contact the fertility specialists of IVF New Jersey.
- Somerset Office
- 81 Veronica Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873 - map and directions
- Phone: 732-220-9060
- Fax: 732-545-1164
- Freehold Office
- 495 Iron Bridge Road
Suite 10 (2nd Floor)
Freehold, NJ 07728 - map and directions
- Phone: 732-577-6500
- Fax: 732-577-6510
- Hamilton Office
- 3379 Quakerbridge Road
Suite 105
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
map and directions
Phone: 609-799-5666
Fax: 609-588-5130 - Short Hills Office
- Short Hills Plaza
636 Morris Turnpike Suite 2D
Short Hills, NJ 07078 - map and directions
- Phone:973-258-4081
Gender Selection: Another Option at IVF New Jersey
At IVF New Jersey, we offer gender selection for medical indications, to prevent certain genetic disorders that may occur in one gender only.
How Gender is Determined
Gender is determined by the male sex chromosome, carried by the sperm. Sperm may carry either an X or Y chromosome, while females produce an X chromosome only. When the male contributes an X-carrying sperm to the female's x-carrying egg, the XX results in female gender. When the male contributes a Y to the X, the XY results in male gender.
MicroSort Gender Selection Technology
IVF New Jersey uses MicroSort Gender Selection Technology. MicroSort has a "flow cytometer" to sort and select specifically X- or Y-carrying sperm. The process begins when the sperm absorbs a dye that temporarily attaches to its DNA. The X chromosome is larger and absorbs more dye than the Y chromosome. Then, the dye in the sperm is exposed to a laser light and becomes fluorescent, with the X-carrying sperm shining brighter than the Y-carrying sperm. MicroSort Gender Selection Technology at IVF New Jersey is able to distinguish between the two types of sperm and separate them as they move through the flow cytometer, one by one. The selected sperm will be combined with eggs (oocytes) in order to produce the desired gender.