There is often the desire for many families to have a specific composition and order of genders in their children. Many cultures and religions have a preference for firstborn children to be male. It could also be an issue of personal preference. Later, with subsequent children, the family may also want a balanced representation of […]
Many people tend to have certain hopes when it comes to family composition. They visualize having a certain number of children and their genders. However, the children you naturally conceive are often the luck of the draw. It is not uncommon for many families to find themselves with children of just one gender. This is […]
Even though globally male births slightly outweigh female births at a gender ratio of 105 to 100, the odds are about even when it comes to naturally conceiving a boy or girl. However, there are situations whereby parents will want to have a child of a specific gender. There are many reasons for this. There […]
Trying to have a child as an LGBTQ person or while in a same-sex relationship can get somewhat complicated. It can also be tougher where there are infertility problems. Thankfully, despite these challenges, there has been growing support and solutions that have become accessible to LGBTQ families looking to have a baby. Wanting to have […]
Families can have various cultural, medical or personal reasons to want to conceive a child of a specific gender. Couples have about even odds of having either a male or female child. Most industrialised countries will have about 105 boys for every 100 girls born. However, even with these odds, it is not uncommon for […]
When it comes to having a baby, many couples will want to have control over the gender of the child to be born. Family balancing allows such couples to ensure the desired gender through the processes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). These procedures provide a scientific means by which to […]
For many families, the perfect composition of children requires that both genders are represented. This is not typically assured with natural reproduction although statistically there is a 50-50 chance of either gender being conceived. It is not uncommon for families to have all or the majority of children being of one gender. Family balancing allows […]
