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Gender Selection in Baku or Cyprus

Choosing the sex of your embryo with PGD, as part of IVF or donation treatment

Gender selection is the choice of the sex of the embryo transferred in an IVF cycle. On day 3, a few cells are taken from each embryo and tested with PGD. The chromosomal sex of each embryo (XX or XY) is read from its chromosomes, which makes the result highly accurate, although no test is perfect. Results are ready by day 5, and a healthy embryo of the chosen sex is transferred fresh that day.

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Package price
From £7,000
Time away
Added to IVF or donation treatment. Results by day 5, in time for a fresh transfer.
Consultation and follow-up
MotherScan, London
Treatment
DNA Clinic, Baku or Miracle Hospital, Cyprus

Choose where to have gender selection

The same treatment, journey and price in both; the hotel is included in Baku, not in Cyprus.

What is gender selection?

Gender selection is not a separate journey. It is IVF, or egg or sperm donation, with PGD added: the embryos are screened in the laboratory for their chromosomal sex and for chromosomal conditions at the same time. The chosen embryo is transferred, and suitable embryos of the other sex can be frozen. For genetic screening, cells are taken on day 5 and results take about 15 days, so the embryos are frozen and transferred on a later visit. For gender selection, cells are taken on day 3 and results are ready by day 5, in time for a fresh transfer.

Who can benefit from gender selection?

  • Couples who want to choose the sex of their next child, for family balancing
  • Families who carry a condition linked to the X or Y chromosome
  • Couples having IVF or donation treatment who also want chromosome screening of every embryo
Gender selection

Your gender selection journey, step by step

What happens in London, what happens in Baku or Cyprus, and who needs to travel.

Short visits: one day at a time

Added to IVF or donation treatment. Results by day 5, in time for a fresh transfer.

Gender selection

  1. Step 1 · Laboratory

    On day 3, a few cells are taken from each embryo and tested.

  2. Step 2 · Laboratory

    Results are ready by day 5.

  3. Step 3 · Baku or Cyprus · Woman, 1 day

    Fresh transfer of an embryo of the chosen sex on day 5.

For gender selection, cells are taken on day 3 and results are ready by day 5, in time for a fresh transfer.

Questions about gender selection?

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Gender Selection

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Partner clinic in London: MotherScan

Accuracy and the chance of a pregnancy: two different things

The sex result
PGD reads the chromosomes of each embryo, so the sex of the embryos you have is known with high accuracy before transfer.
The number of embryos
The test cannot change the sex of an embryo, only identify it. How many healthy embryos of the chosen sex you have depends on age, egg numbers and embryo quality.
If none is the sex you hoped for
You decide: transfer a healthy embryo of the other sex, freeze the healthy embryos and plan another cycle, or pause. Nothing is transferred without your consent.

Wondering what gender selection in Baku or Cyprus would look like for you?

Our UK team talks you through the journey, the dates and the price, and books your first appointment at our partner clinic in London, MotherScan.

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Where gender selection takes place

The same treatments, journeys and prices in both. The one difference: the hotel is part of the price in Baku, not in Cyprus.

  • Baku

    Treatment
    DNA Clinic, with procedures at Caspian International Hospital, Baku
    Your stay
    CityLife Boutique Hotel, included in every treatment package
    Transfers
    Between the airport, the hotel and the clinic, included in every price
    Languages
    English, Azerbaijani, Russian and Turkish

  • Cyprus

    Treatment
    Miracle Hospital, Nicosia
    Your stay
    Not included in the price. Hotels in Nicosia you can book: Merit Lefkoşa Hotel, Golden Tulip Nicosia (Grand Pasha), City Royal Hotel.
    Transfers
    Between the airport, the hotel and the clinic, included in every price
    Languages
    English and Turkish

How much does gender selection cost?

Gender Selection in Baku or Cyprus costs £7,000 as a package, the same in both; in Cyprus the hotel is not included. Your first step is a free consultation with our UK team. Tests and follow-up scans in London are paid separately to our partner clinic, MotherScan, at its own prices.

IVF with NGS genetic screening

LONGYD · ECNLON

Package price, 2026

£7,000

Your treatment abroad

  • Stimulation and the trigger injection
  • Egg collection at the hospital
  • Fertilisation in the DNA Clinic laboratory
  • Embryo culture to day 5 (blastocyst)
  • Embryo transfer
  • NGS genetic screening of the embryos before transfer

Also included

  • Medication used in treatment
  • Accommodation at CityLife Boutique Hotel in Baku (not included in Cyprus)
  • Transfers between the airport, the hotel and the clinic

Both partners 1 day for egg collection, then the woman 1 day for the transfer, at least 5 days apart.

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Egg donation with NGS genetic screening

LONGYD · ECNLON

Package price, 2026

£7,500

Your treatment abroad

  • Eggs from a donor, collected at the clinic
  • Sperm sample from your partner on the same day
  • Embryo culture for 5 days; embryo freezing is added to the package
  • Frozen embryo transfer on a second short visit
  • NGS genetic screening of the embryos before transfer

Also included

  • Medication used in treatment
  • Accommodation at CityLife Boutique Hotel in Baku (not included in Cyprus)
  • Transfers between the airport, the hotel and the clinic

Man 1 day and woman 1 day, at least 5 days apart.

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Sperm donation with NGS genetic screening

LONGYD · ECNLON

Package price, 2026

£7,000

Your treatment abroad

  • Egg collection at the clinic
  • Donor sperm, used on the same day
  • Embryo culture for at least 5 days
  • Embryo transfer on day 5, or freezing (added to the package) and transfer on a second short visit
  • NGS genetic screening of the embryos before transfer

Also included

  • Medication used in treatment
  • Accommodation at CityLife Boutique Hotel in Baku (not included in Cyprus)
  • Transfers between the airport, the hotel and the clinic

Two short visits, at least 5 days apart.

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Not included: tests and follow-up scans in London, paid to MotherScan, flights, accommodation in Cyprus, extra nights in Baku, insurance. All packages and prices

Gender Selection: questions people ask

How much does gender selection cost?

Gender selection is sold as an IVF or donation package with NGS: IVF with NGS £7,000, egg donation with NGS £7,500, sperm donation with NGS £7,000. Each includes medication used in treatment, accommodation at CityLife Boutique Hotel in Baku (not included in Cyprus) and transfers between the airport, the hotel and the clinic. Gender selection is included in the NGS package price, with no extra fee.

How accurate is gender selection with PGD?

PGD reads the chromosomes of each embryo, so the sex result is highly accurate and far more reliable than sperm sorting, although no laboratory test is perfect. The practical limit is different: PGD tells you the sex of the embryos you have and cannot change it.

Can gender selection be combined with donor eggs?

Yes. PGD is carried out on embryos, so it works the same whether the eggs are your own or from a donor. Donor eggs usually produce more embryos to test, which raises the chance of having a healthy embryo of the chosen sex.

How long do we need to be in Baku or Cyprus for gender selection?

The same as the underlying journey, IVF or donation. Cells are taken from the embryos on day 3 and results are ready by day 5, so an embryo of the chosen sex can be transferred fresh on day 5 and no extra visit is needed.

What happens to the embryos we do not use?

Healthy embryos of either sex can be frozen for a later transfer. Embryos found to be chromosomally abnormal are not suitable for transfer. You decide what happens to every embryo, and nothing happens without your written consent. Embryos are frozen only with the written consent of both partners and can be stored for up to 5 years. After the first year, storage continues each year at your written request. Your UK team confirms the storage fee before anything is booked.

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Ready to talk about gender selection?

The first step is a call with our UK team. They explain the journey, what happens in London and abroad, and what the gender selection package includes, before anything is booked.

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London

Baku

Starts in London. Continues in London.

LondonConsultation and tests
Baku or CyprusTreatment
LondonFollow-up

  • Close to home, from the first step

    Tests and scans at MotherScan, our partner clinic in London, with a UK-based team and a +44 line.

  • Clear from the start

    What is included and what is not, set out before anything is booked.

  • Cared for in both cities

    The clinic and transfers in Baku or Cyprus, and follow-up scans back in London.