Trevor Eve "The Family Man" An upcoming 3-part miniseries on UK television features a fertility expert facing ethical dilemmas in the world of IVF. One story line concerns parents of 3 daughters, who are devastated after the death of their son and want to use sex selection to conceive a boy -- against...

Even if choosing your baby's sex were as easy as taking a pink or blue pill, most Americans would prefer to leave it up to chance, according to a new study. One of the main concerns usually mentioned by opponents of preconception gender selection is the possibility of upsetting the birth ratio -- usually...

What is the social impact of parents choosing the sex of a child for family balancing? Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have launched a study of 50 prospective parents who already have a child of one gender, and hope to use PGD to conceive a baby of the opposite gender. The study...

It's a learning and adaptation processes for all of us, including myself, including all the women out there. Dr. C.N. Wang, Acu-Gen Scientific Director I wonder if any of the women who bought the Baby Gender Mentor test realized they were signing up for a "learning and adaptation process". Acu-Gen claims...

Hope - Baby Hands and Feet Feeling disappointed in the gender of your baby, although common, is "rarely talked about, is discussed in a ‘cone of silence’ (if at all) and those who have feelings of gender disappointment are usually desperate to find people whom they can trust, to talk about the strong...

Are you a mom of all boys? Take a peek into the lives of some of your kindred spirits and visit some of these blogging mothers of boys. Mother of 7 Boys Sherry's boys range from 8 years to 8 months. The Big Yellow House Hilarity about the 6 sons and 1 daughter who live there. Houseful of Boys Gretchen...

'Breakfast in Bed' Blogger Jennifer Creer is happy to put the job of baby-raising behind her after having three sons ("Oy vey! The work!"). But she wonders, "is it just that I am now married that people ask if I am going to have a baby, or am I really missing out by not having a daughter?" As one comment...

A poll asks parents whether they were interested in learning their baby's gender early using a test like the Baby Gender Mentor. The clear majority answered "Yes, just for curiosity and planning," while 25% held out with "No, we want the surprise." A few claimed that based on the test results, they might...

Sarah Gilbert blogs about learning that her baby, whom she has called "Olive" and "she" throughout her pregnancy, is revealed by ultrasound to be her second son. Sarah frankly admits to her initial disappointment, then falls in love with the new man in her life as she goes about choosing a very presidential...

Dr. Edgar Dahl, bioethicist and senior research fellow at the medical centre of Geissen University, Germany, argues that sex selection should be permitted in the UK. Based on his extensive research on gender preference among parents in many countries, Dahl refutes the common misconception that gender...