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Table 2 Post-sort purity a , embryo sex, fetus sex, and neonatal sex after flow cytometric sorting of human sperm

From: The effectiveness of flow cytometric sorting of human sperm (MicroSort®) for influencing a child’s sex

 

XSortb

YSortb

Sorted Spermc

87.8 ± 5.0% X

74.3% ± 7.0 Y

n = 5635

n = 2083

Embryo Sexd

87.0% ♀e

70.6% ♂e

n = 3921

n = 3563

Fetus Sexf

90.5% ♀

83.2% ♂

n = 567

n = 161

Baby Sexg

93.5% ♀

85.4% ♂

n = 1010

n = 328

  1. aPercentage of X- or Y-bearing sperm in the sorted sample after XSort and YSort, respectively.
  2. bXSort, YSort: Sorting to recover X-bearing sperm or Y-bearing sperm, respectively.
  3. cDetermined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Both values significantly different from 50% p < 0.001.
  4. dDetermined by embryo biopsy/preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
  5. e♀, ♂ symbols denote female and male sex, respectively.
  6. f Determined by ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling, or amniocentesis. Includes cycles utilizing PGD.
  7. gDetermined by morphological examination at birth. Includes cycles utilizing PGD. Both values significantly different from 50% p < 0.001.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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