Is a woman more likely to give birth to a boy after the age of 35?

Answer 1

If a woman has postponed fertility until 35, it is possible she and her partner use available technology to raise the chance of conceiving a male. But best I can tell there are no changes in either partner that will increase the likelihood of producing a male. Possibly the act of charting fertility, sex being timed in such a way that to increase the chance of any pregnancy they are slightly increasing the odds of a male being conceived.

Prior to conception, the unfertilized egg carries an X chromosome, regardless of maternal age. While the sperm can carry either an X or a Y chromosome. The gender of the baby comes down to one simple event: the sperm carrying an X chromosome fertilizes the egg, a girl will be conceived. the sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes the egg, a boy will be conceived.

Here are the tips I've read: If you want a boy -Have your partner wear boxers, aim for later more frequent intercourse just before ovulation - say about 1 day before ovulation. A male with a high sperm count is more likely to have a boy, plus sperm motility the percentage of sperm exhibiting movement, and the quality of this movement, which is called the forward progression are important for a boy, meaning they find the target faster, if intercourse takes place closer to ovulation, then the probability is greater that the child will be male.

You want a girl: Y sperm cells have more longevity, while females go more slowly and steady, more of them arrive at the target healthy enough to reproduce and live longer waiting for ovulation to occur. You must deliver sperm no earlier than 4 days before ovulation. When trying for a girl. The critical and perhaps not so obvious tip make sure fertilization is with 'mature sperm'. To sum up: If you want a girl - aim for earlier intercourse before ovulation - at least 4 days before you ovulate - don't repeat intercourse again for a week! The Y carrying sperm will likely be expired and the X carrying sperm still viable. When the egg is released at about 5 days, X chromosome sperm fertilizes the egg, a girl will be conceived.

All that said I do remember "hearing the same, in years past" possibly an old wives tale? While I believe many old wives tales have a reason for lasting, this one I can only conclude was all a matter of chance. Because most of these have about as much chance as luck, of making a difference: Make love on odd days for boys and even days for girls. For boys eat red meat and salty snacks such as: crackers and chips. Focus on the males pleasure during love making and do so on a quarter moon. The woman should stay horizontal after sex, as this gives the boy sperms a better chance of reaching the cervix; all this if you want a boy. Then for a girl: Make love on a full moon if you want a girl, eat lots of fish and vegetables plus eat lots of sweats and chocolates. Focus on the female's sexual pleasure. my favorite: The more dominant sex in the relationship will produce offspring of the same sex.