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The Development of Sex-Selective Reproductive Technologies Within Fertility, Inc. and the Anticipation of Lifestyle Sex Selection

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This chapter focuses on the development of sex-selective reproductive technologies within the human fertility industry and how two technologies, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and a sperm-sorting technique (MicroSort) became acceptable. The chapter provides an historical overview of the three-stage process by which the technologies developed: first, within agriculture research, where they were prized for producing female livestock; then, within the clinical field of medical reprogenetics to avoid transmission of X-linked disease; and finally, how they were applied to fulfill lifestyle desires related to family composition as signified in “family balancing.”

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Bhatia, R. (2018). The Development of Sex-Selective Reproductive Technologies Within Fertility, Inc. and the Anticipation of Lifestyle Sex Selection. In: Wahlberg, A., Gammeltoft, T. (eds) Selective Reproduction in the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58220-7_3

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