07:25 22nd May 2017 | Sex Discernment

Boy or Girl? Couples Infertility Parenthood Gender Preference FirstBorn Daughter Son Family Generation PGD Preimplantation X-linked Genetic Conditions Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Turner Syndrome Embryo Biopsy Cells

It’s an age-old question that parents have had to face: would you rather have a boy or a girl?

Most couples, especially those who have battled with infertility, would agree that, in the end, the gender of their child doesn’t really matter.

Despite this, many individuals may harbour a secret wish (but not too serious) to parent one gender rather than the other, or in many cases, a healthy mix of the two.

While much has changed ov...

15:09 27th March 2017 | Sex Discernment

PGD PGS Muscular Dystrophy IVF X-linked Genenetic Condition

Being able to balance the number of boys and girls in a family is something many parents dream of doing.

Anyone who has ever had a string of rough and tumble boys, longing for a little princess to dress up and spoil, would surely understand. And so would those whose beautiful bevy of daughters could do with a feisty little brother to keep an eye over them.

One of the benefits of opting for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)/p...