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Gender Selection: The Shettles Method

I have heard that I can help determine the gender of my baby. How can I do this?
You are probably thinking of the Shettles Method which is based on the premise that sperm carry
have different characteristics and that you can influence the reproductive environment to favor o
some controversy surrounding both the credibility and the morality of the method, here's how the

It is the sperm that fertilizes the egg that will determine the sex of your baby. Some sperm carry
sperm carry the Y-chromosome. If an X-chromosome-carrying sperm fertilizes the egg, the baby
carrying sperm fertilizes the egg, the baby will be a boy.

The idea behind the Shettles Method of sex selection is based on the premise that the X and Y c
different characteristics and that under different circumstances either X- or Y-chromosome-carry
fertilize the egg.

The Y-chromosome-carrying sperm are said to:

be faster and smaller than the X-chromosome carrying sperm.

die faster than the X-chromosome-carrying sperm.

The X-chromosome-carrying sperm are said to:

be slower than the Y-chromosome carrying sperm.

be better able to withstand the acidic cervical environment before fertile cervical fluid is pro

Based on these premises, according to Shettles, you can time intercourse, choose a sexual posit
your preferred sex and influence the reproductive environment to increase the likelihood of conc
are the suggestions from Dr. Shettles:

To Get A Boy (According to Shettles):

Time intercourse as close to ovulation as possible: The idea is that since the Y-chromosom