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World's first MicroSort baby celebrates 10th birthday
Sunday, August 13, 2006 8:00 AM
Happy birthday to Jessica Collins! The first MicroSort baby, who was conceived after XSort and IUI, turns 10 today. It reminds those of us who have used MicroSort, and those who are contemplating it, what a new technology this really is.
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MicroSort hikes prices
Sunday, March 19, 2006 11:47 PM
If you're hoping to use MicroSort to conceive a son or a daughter, get ready for the sticker shock to get even worse. There's just been a significant price increase in the sperm sorting service. Notes: Service March 2005 March 2006 Increase MicroSort Sperm Sorting $2,995 $3,400 $405 Extra sorted vial $651 $700 $49 Patient Consultation (GIVF) $265 $300 $35 Patient...
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Run for the hills, the designer babies are coming!
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:00 AM
Britian is only a "hop, skip, and a jump" away from the nightmare vision of social engineering portrayed in Aldous Huxley's science fiction classic "Brave New World", according to the chairman of the British Medical Association Welsh Council. As the UK government considers whether to lift the ban on gender selection for family balancing, Dr. Tony Calland warns...
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Pregnant woman killed for having only daughters
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:11 PM
This post is so difficult to write, but I felt I could not let this story pass without mentioning the tragic fate of Nita Koli, a 25-year-old mother in Gujarat, India. Six months pregnant, the young woman was burned to death by her husband and mother-in-law, apparently after learning her baby was a third daughter. The most appalling aspect of this story is that...
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MicroSort profile: the Dawe family of Memphis, TN
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:59 AM
After three daughters in a row, Jon and Kacie Dawe hoped that MicroSort could increase their chances of having a boy. Their first MicroSort attempt, however, proved to be unsuccessful. Jon flew to Fairfax, Virginia, to provide a sperm sample, which was sorted using the MicroSort procedure to increase the percentage of Y-sperm. The sample was frozen, then shipped...
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Boy or girl: Can you choose?
Tuesday, August 02, 2005 6:21 PM
This American Baby magazine feature article is "a roundup of what you can try at home -- and what's involved in going the high tech route". The article includes a few quotes from me (Maureen) and a mention of this Web site. Boy or girl: Can you choose? American Baby Magazine
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American Baby: Gender Selection: Three Moms' Stories
Monday, July 25, 2005 8:21 AM
Gender Selection: Three Moms' Stories American Baby Magazine A short excerpt from a fairly lengthy article in last month's American Baby magazine, summarizing the gender selection experiences of three mothers who tried Shettles, MicroSort, and PGD. The third mother profiled, Jennifer Merrill Thompson, wrote a book about her experience and her research into gender...
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Gender Selection More Possible, But Controversial
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:00 AM
Gender Selection More Possible, But Controversial ABC News Lengthy article covers MicroSort and PGD and compares medical gender selection to home kits like GenSelect.
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It's a Boy! We made sure of it.
Thursday, November 25, 2004 10:57 PM
It's a Boy! We made sure of it. East Bay Express Explores the "ethical can of worms" posed by MicroSort and family balancing: the slippery slope, the nation of little sisters, and gender imbalance in Asia. The author forsees 5% of the population using MicroSort -- that's 14 million babies each year, compared to the 419 born over 8 years so far. I'm sure MicroSort...
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Indianapolis couple use MicroSort and have twin girls
Monday, November 15, 2004 10:40 PM
Designer Babies Indianapolis WISH-TV The Otts of Indianpolis have 4-year-old twin girls, after using MicroSort with a local collaborator.
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