Is Boy Sperm Weaker Than Girl Sperm?

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Is Boy Sperm Weaker Than Girl Sperm?

I was recently contacted by a woman who was trying to become pregnant within the next six months. She had read that the Y or boy producing sperm is weaker than the X or girl producing sperm. She wanted to know if this was accurate. She also wanted to know what this information (if it were true) meant for her if she wanted to conceive a boy baby. It's accurate to say that the Y sperm chromosomes are less strong than the X's. But they have their own advantages that the X's don't share. And, this has a few important implications for couples who want to influence their baby's gender. I will go into this in more detail in the following article.

In Terms Of Size, Speed, And Lifespan, The Boy Producing Sperm Chromosomes Are Different Than Those That Produce Girls: Most people understand that a baby is formed when the woman's egg is fertilized by the man's sperm. A normal man's sperm contains both X and Y chromosomes. If a Y makes it to and fertilized the egg, then you would get a son. If it's an X that is successful instead, this would result in a daughter.

Most specialists agree that these different chromosomes have somewhat different characteristics. For example, it's widely agreed upon that, of the two, the Y's are actually smaller in size and are shorter lived, especially when a harsh environment comes into play. The one advantage that they do have, however, is that they seem to swim faster and in a more straight pattern than the sperm that produces daughters. In fact, in early forms of in vitro fertilization, the faster moving sperm were separated from the slowing moving sperm using a special thick liquid. If the couple wanted a boy, the fastest swimmers were the ones that were implanted into the mother to be.

Although there is some debate as to how much longer the girl producing sperm live than those that will give you boys, most people agree that the X's definitely win out in terms of longevity. Some people say that there is as much as a two day difference and others believe that you are talking about only several hours or less than a 24 hour period. But, many specialists will tell you this difference in longevity depends upon many factors. One of these has to do with the quantity and prevalence of your cervical mucus.

When I explain this, people will sometimes respond with things like "well this isn't really fair. If I want a boy, it seems like I'm at a disadvantage as this sperm is weaker." This isn't necessarily true. You have to remember that the Y's have a straighter and more efficient path to the egg. This gives them their own advantages.

Looking At The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Each Type Of Chromosome To Determine Your Best Conception Strategy: The person who wrote me could use the Y's strengths when she was developing her own strategy. It was true that perhaps she did not have as many days to work with, but I would argue that finding her optimal days was going to be a bit easier. The reason for this is that if you're hoping to conceive a son, you are better off waiting until after ovulation occurs. Determining ovulation in the days after it has happened is easier than predicting it before it has occurred.

Additionally, there were a few other things that she could do to play on the Y's strengths. She could take advantage of their more straight path to the egg by using deeper penetration when she had intercourse and was trying to conceive. She could also do her best to make sure that her reproductive tract was alkaline since an acidic environment poses even more challenges for these fellows.

You'd need to look at these things in a different way if you're trying to conceive a girl baby. Yes, you would have the advantage of having stronger sperm chromosomes (and more days) to work with. But, these X's are also slower and they don't move straight to the egg. So, to work with their strengths, you'd want to use intercourse positions that are shallow rather than deep. And, you'd want to make your reproductive tract acidic. Plus, you would want to have intercourse before ovulation.

Now, this timing can sometimes be more challenging to predict. Your body's changes are more pronounced and easy to recognize once ovulation has already taken place. But, in my experience, if you use saliva ovulation predictors rather than the urine models, this type of early detection really isn't all that difficult.

I've put together a few websites that take a lot of the guess work out of choosing your baby's gender when getting pregnant. You'll find step by step instructions, resources for determining ovulation times, douche recipes and food PH lists, information on when to conceive, tips, support, and examples of ovulation predictors / PH testing strips.

If you want a boy baby, check out http://conceive-a-boy-baby.com/

If you want a girl baby, check out http://conceive-a-girl-baby.com/

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