Would You Do It?

[Aimz]

I started a thread about this yesterday to seek some clarification. Now I have it - I would like to pose a question to all you lovely Bellybelly ladies.

My uncle suffers from a severe case of Muscular Distrophy. My dad is a carrier for X-linked resessive gene which means I have a 50% chance of also being a carrier. This means that females in our family cannot get Muscular Distrophy (our healthy X overrides the mutuated X), however we can pass the gene onto our sons who could in turn get the illness (we can pass on our mutuated X instead of our healthy X).

I brought it up with DH last night and asked him hypothetically what he would want to do should it be proven that I am a carrier for the gene. I explained to him the possibility of using gender selection and IVF and embryo screening. He said that without a doubt he would use gender selection for a girl as it would be selfish of us to risk passing it onto our son (knowing how horrible my uncle's quality of life is).

So my question is, would you mess with mother nature like that?

ETA: I am getting my doctor to order a blood test when I see him tonight so I will know within the next month if I am a carrier or not.