subject: The Father-To-Be's PH Determine Whether He Has A Boy Or Girl? [print this page] The Father-To-Be's PH Determine Whether He Has A Boy Or Girl?
I recently heard from someone who asked me if the PH of her husband's sperm would have any affect on her ability to conceive a girl or a boy baby. I suspect that this question stems from the information in some of my previous writings which suggests that if the mother's to be PH is acidic, she is more likely to conceive a girl. But, if it is more alkaline, this gives an advantage to the X sperm (which makes a girl more likely.)
This gave rise to the question as to whether this was also true of the father to be's sperm. The writer knew that her own vaginal PH could have some influence as to whether she had a boy or a girl, but what about her husbands ejaculate? I had not seen a lot of literature on this, so I researched this before I responded. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of information on this. I am certainly no expert, but the indications are that this is because the PH of a man's sperm isn't thought to have that much influence on his baby's gender, but testing this is used to pinpoint other issues which could be important. I will discuss this more in the following article.
Common Evaluations Done When Testing A Man's Sperm: These types of tests are often completed when a couple is having or suspects some fertility issues. Sometimes, these tests are done when the man has had a vasectomy and wants to see if the procedure was successful. Some of the common tests that are often done are: sperm count; volume, morphology (seeing if the shape and size are normal); movement; PH; color; and liquefaction, to name only a few. The results of these tests can tell the couple the over all health of a man's sperm as it relates to his fertility and his ability to conceive.
Why Specialists Look At Sperm PH: The results of the tests I mentioned above can give important information about a man's fertility. The tests considered most important by many are the sperm count and successful movement. For the most part, the chemical make up of the sperm is thought to be less important than the factors mentioned above.
But, the normal range of PH range is said to be around 7.2 to 7.8 which is considered somewhat alkaline. It is said that a range that is much more acidic might indicate a blockage while one that is too alkaline might indicate an infection. Sperm that is well outside of the normal ranges could potentially end up slowing down the movement or cause difficultly penetrating the egg. Luckily my research indicates that this situation appears to be somewhat rare.
I Found No Evidence That Ejaculate PH Affects Baby Gender: Although I did find suggestions that in severe cases abnormalities in PH could affect a man's fertility, I could not find anything which indicated or even hinted that this had any affect at all on whether the man in question produced a boy or a girl. I have read several studies on men who seemed to produce more of one gender (an example would be a man with several daughters and no sons) and these studies indicated that even in these cases, the men in the study had equal numbers of X and Y sperm. However, these studies didn't test the chemical make up of the sperm.
What To Take Away From This: The woman who asked me this initial question was wondering if she should tweak her husband's diet based on this suspicion. Based on what I found (and didn't find) my opinion on the father-to-be's diet didn't change. It's always a good idea for the man to eat a balanced and healthy diet. I don't find it necessary (or even advisable) to test the husband with the litmus papers and then try to tweak the results. From all that I have read, it seems it's advisable to allow the PH to remain in the normal level so that it can move and penetrate the egg normally.
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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