Questions tagged [gender-selection]
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Is it possible to influence the sex of a baby by controlling the mothers' diet?
Can a mother decide whether a baby will be born male or female through careful control of her diet?

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Do sperm that carry male chromosomes swim faster?
The claim is that human sperm has different physical characteristics (i.e. phenotype) depending on whether it is carrying an X or Y chromosome.
One theory is that sperm that carry the male chromosome are tiny and fragile but very quick, whereas…

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Can biorhythms and pH fluctuations be used to select the gender of a child?
Smart Stork claim to be able to help couples select the gender of their future child:
Our success rate in gender selection? Is still over 95%!
Their technique relies of biorhythms:
Smart Storks unique gender selection program, is based primarily…

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