Q: Hello Ma’am,I want to thank you for your inspiring sensitizations both on the television and Facebook. May God continue to bless and enrich you. Secondly, I’ll like you to throw light on the issue of gender selection in pregnancy, baby girl to be precise. Thank you

A: Amen to all your prayers!

The issue of gender selection raises ethical concerns worldwide as it is feared that it could lead to neglect of the ‘undesired’ gender. It used to be thought that sexual intercourse on certain days or using certain positions guaranteed one sex or another, but these methods are pretty much unreliable.

Some people who undergo invitro fertilization (IVF), may be offered a procedure called Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis. This involves screening your embryos for the preferred sex. This procedure is not routinely/indiscriminately offered and is actually banned in some countries except there is a medical reason for it. Did I also mention that it costs a small fortune?

So, what are your options? Be thankful for whatever baby you get….male or female and give them all the love you have in you. The grass is always greener in the neighbour’s backyard and so we always yearn for that which we don’t have. Turn the tables around and be thankful for that which you do have. Remember that if you have boys, it’s only a matter of time before you have daughters…when your son(s) marry 😀

Have a good night, people 😀