• Timeline
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    Menstrual Cycle: Introduction

    The average length of the menstrual cycle is 28 days. More

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    Menstrual Cycle: Days 1-5

    Day 1 of menstruation is the first day of your cycle. More

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    Menstrual Cycle: Days 1-13

    Days 1-13 of your menstrual cycle are the "follicular phase" More

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    Menstrual Cycle: Days 10-18

    Days 10-18 of your menstrual cycle are considered the "ovulatory phase". More

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    Menstrual Cycle: Days 15-28

    Days 15-28 of your menstrual cycle are considered the "luteal phase". More

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    IUI: Introduction

    With intrauterine insemination (IUI), a doctor uses a soft catheter to place sperm directly into the uterus. More

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    IUI: Day 1

    Fertility drug injections begin at the start of the your menstrual cycle. More

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    IUI: Day 2

    Follicles begin to respond to the fertility drugs and grow. More

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    IUI: Day 3

    Daily fertility drug injections cause your follicles to continue to grow. More

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    IUI: Day 4

    Your follicles continue to grow. More

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    IUI: Day 5

    As the follicles respond to the fertility drugs, your doctor will monitor your progress with vaginal ultrasound. More

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    IUI: Day 6

    Your body is producing more estrogen and your uterine lining begins to thicken. More

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    IUI: Day 7

    Fertility drug injections continued and you are monitored for ovulation. More

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    IUI: Day 8

    Daily fertility drug injections continue and follicles continue to grow. More

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    IUI: Day 9

    Your follicles are still developing and you continue fertility drug injections. More

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    IUI: Day 10

    You discontinue using injectable fertility drugs. More

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    IUI: Day 11

    The hCG trigger shot is injected to help follicles mature and release the eggs. More

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    IUI: Day 12

    Your follicles and eggs are almost mature. More

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    IUI: Day 13

    Ovulation occurs. More

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    IUI: Day 14

    Sperm is washed and you are inseminated when you are ovulating. More

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    IUI: Day 15

    The embryo, now in the fallopian tube, will continue to divide. More

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    IUI: Day 16

    The embryo continues to grow. More

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    IUI: Day 17

    The embryo travels from the fallopian tube to the uterus. More

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    IUI: Day 18

    Hormone levels continue to increase. More

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    IUI: Day 19

    The uterine lining is now 8-12 mm thick. More

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    IUI: Day 20

    Your embryo is working to ultimately attach to the lining of your uterus. More

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    IUI: Day 21

    Your embryo will attach to your uterine lining. More

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    IUI: Day 22

    The embryo is starting to implant. More

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    IUI: Day 23

    The embryo continues to implant. More

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    IUI: Day 25

    Your body begins to produce hCG and progesterone production continues. More

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    IUI: Day 26

    The embryo continues to grow, and progesterone support continues. More

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    IUI: Day 27

    The embryo continues to grow. More

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    IUI: Day 28

    A blood pregnancy test will determine if you are pregnant. More

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    IVF: Introduction

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    IVF: Day 1

    On Day 1 of your IVF cycle, you'll begin fertility drug injections. More

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    IVF: Day 2

    On Day 2 of your IVF cycle, you'll continue fertility drug injections. More

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    IVF: Day 3

    Your follicles continue to grow as they respond to the fertility drug injections. More

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    IVF: Day 4

    Your follicles continue to grow as you continue daily fertility drug injections. More

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    IVF: Day 5

    As you continue to use fertility drugs you will be monitored by your fertility doctor. More

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    IVF: Day 6

    The lining of your uterus is beginning to thicken as you continue fertility drug injections. More

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    IVF: Day 7

    Daily fertility drug injections continue, and your fertility doctor may start monitoring hormone levels. More

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    IVF: Day 8

    You'll continue fertility drug injections and follicles will continue to grow. More

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    IVF: Day 9

    You'll continue fertility drug injections and follicles will continue to grow. More

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    IVF: Day 10

    You'll stop using fertility drugs at this point in your IVF cycle. More

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    IVF: Day 11

    Once your body has responded to the fertility drugs, you'll receive an hCG injection (trigger shot) and egg retrieval will be scheduled. More

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    IVF: Day 12

    Your eggs are almost mature, and are ready for egg retrieval. More

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    IVF: Day 13

    At this stage of the IVF cycle, your eggs are retrieved and fertilized. More

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    IVF: Day 14

    Your eggs are fertilizing in the lab. More

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    IVF: Day 15

    Embryos will continue to develop, and if PGD has been scheduled the procedure will take place. More

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    IVF: Day 16

    Usually on Day 16 of your IVF cycle your embryo transfer will take place. More

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    IVF: Day 17

    The embryo is in your uterus, and cells continue to divide and increase. More

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    IVF: Day 18

    The embryo continues to grow and hormone levels increase. More

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    IVF: Day 19

    The lining of your uterus is now 8-12 mm thick. More

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    IVF: Day 20

    Your embryo is working to attach to the lining of your uterus. More

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    IVF: Day 21

    The embryo attaches to the uterine lining. More

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    IVF: Day 22

    The embryo begins to implant in the uterine lining. More

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    IVF: Day 23

    The embryo continues implanting in the uterine lining. More

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    IVF: Day 24

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    IVF: Day 25

    Your embryo continues to grow and progesterone continues to be produced. More

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    IVF: Day 26

    Your implanted embryo continues to grow. More

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    IVF: Day 27

    The implanted embryo continues cell division. More

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    IVF Cycle: Day 28

    It's time to take a blood pregnancy test. More

Gender Selection

Gender Selection

Gender selection may be used when parents want a child of a specific sex, a “balanced family”—a boy and a girl, for example, or in instances where sex-linked diseases such as hemophilia are a concern. More and more fertility clinics are offering gender selection with in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intrauterine insemination (IUI); methods include preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and Microsort®.

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves testing one cell of 3-day-old embryos that are created via in vitro fertilization (IVF).

  • What It Is. One cell from the embryo is removed to analyze its chromosomal makeup, which indicates whether the embryo is female or male. Only embryos of the desired sex are transferred to the uterus during the IVF cycle.

  • Who’s Offering It. Fertility clinics across the U.S. are offering PGD, and while it is most often offered for screening for genetic diseases, its use for gender selection is becoming more mainstream.
  • Success Rates. Gender selection with PGD is almost 100 percent accurate.

Microsort

Microsort is a patented technology, currently under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), by which male and female sperm are sorted. Sorted sperm are then placed in the uterus during an intrauterine insemination (IUI).

  • What It Is. The sperm absorb a dye which attaches to the DNA or genetic material inside the sperm. The X (female) chromosome is larger than the Y chromosome, thus absorbing more dye and displaying greater fluorescence when exposed to laser light. The difference in brightness is picked up by the flow cytometer (machine used in the process) and the sperm are sorted.

  • Who’s Offering It. Currently, only two clinics in the U.S.—Huntington Reproductive Center in Calif., and Genetics and IVF in Fairfax, Va.—are authorized by the FDA to use Microsort as part of a national study.
  • Success Rates. Success rates using Microsort technology are close to 90 percent in conceiving a female, and close to 75 percent in conceiving a male.
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Is tis process covered by insurance? I know certain states have mandated coverage for infertility but does this apply to gender biased autism

Hi! I am not an insurance expert but I'm going to say likely there are very few insurance companies that would consider covering this. There might be an exception if a couple has a genetic issue that is more likely to be a problem in, for example, a boy child but I have not heard of this. It's a good idea to talk to your insurance company directly and talk to your RE about financial options.

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Claire

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It seems as if my husband can , only have boy's. And has lost two girl's. What can be the problem?

Marlene, if you have had two miscarriages I encourage you to seek your doctor's advice. He or she might want to do some tests to see if they can track down the problem.

Good luck to you!

Claire

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what is the cost in the baby gender procedure?

Our doctors recommend to use PGD for gender selection. The reasons for that is other procedures are either less accurate or have smaller chances of sperm surviving the test.

PGD test for gender selection may cost you anywhere between $3,500 and $5,700. The cost will depend on your location and the clinic you choose.

pls direct me to a center inct. how much does it cost for gender selection?. how do i get the sperm to the center?

i have two girls as well as my long time partner, we both and have been married and have decided that while marriage is not something we need to devote ourselves to one another, that we would still love to try for that boy in the future....is this possible without being married to have gender selction done.

Yes, it is possible to do IVF with PGD for gender selection purposes, if you are not officially married. Keep in mind that you will have to have an IVF cycle for that. Here a link to MedVacation webpage that talks about PGD for gender selection and its accuracy

http://www.themedvacation.com/pgd-accuracy

Don't hestitate to contact me, if you have futher questions.

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