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From: stanwyck@ihlpa.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: How do you get a boy?
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Date: Mon, 1-Apr-85 10:12:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  1 10:12:16 1985
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According to my mama, the medical expert (pathologist type of medical),
there are good ways to influence (though there is no way to guarentee
short of aborting after amniocentisis checks) the sex of your offspring
to be.

Due to the base/acid balance of the female, and the different swimming
speeds and lifespans of the X and Y sperm cells, the following is a rule
of thumb:

		Intercourse between ovulation and 12-18 hours
		after ovulation produces boy - else girl.

This is because Ys swim faster than Xs, but live less time due to
incompatability with the pH of the womb.

It is possible to get pregnant due to intercourse 24 before to 48 hours
after ovulation, with very slight probabilities before/after that range.
Since Ys tend to die with a few hours of intercourse, while Xs live up to
48 hours (a few longer), for best results you need to pin down the time
of ovulation.  This can be done fairly well through the proper use of a
Basel body thermometer (available at your local drugstore).

Good luck - we now have two - a boy (10/82) and a girl (8/84), with which
we are quite pleased.