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Better odds for a son

NZPA London Parents who want a son will soon be able to use a kit which will tip the odds 70-30 in favour of a male baby, according to a report in London. The kit, which is to bb marketed in Britain within three months, is based on research by Dr Ronald Ericsson of California. It claims to improve the odds qn & male baby from 50-50 to’ 7030. Mr William Montagu,; director of GametricS, the British firm which is sponsoring the technique, said today the kit would be sold to doctors who specialised in offering artificial insemination by donor (A.1.D.) services. A couple who particularly wanted a male baby could be referred to the A.I.D. specialist through their family doctor. Mr Montagu said early trials of the technique — which separates male-produc-ing sperm — had produced 17 boys in 22 births in thb United States. j The technique cannot help I parents who want a daughter fas only the male-producing Y I sperm are isolated in the pro‘.cess.

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Press, 23 April 1980, Page 9

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Better odds for a son Press, 23 April 1980, Page 9

Better odds for a son Press, 23 April 1980, Page 9