The How to Conceive a Boy Diet – What Should You Be Eating?

There are those who strongly believe (and there is some scientific evidence to back them up) that the foods that a woman eats while trying to conceive play a role in determining what the sex of the baby will be. So if you are trying to conceive a boy what foods should you be including [...]

How to Conceive a Boy – The Old Wives Tales

So what does folklore have to say about what a couple should do if they want to figure out how to conceive a boy instead of a girl? Some of the following old wives tales have ended up having something in common with later “scientific” advice like The Shettles Method, while others, like many such [...]

Little Known Things that Can Affect Sperm and the Chance of Conception

Conceiving a boy or conceiving a girl depends not only upon the health of the mom–to-be but on dad’s health as well — especially his all-important sperm. You are probably aware that smoking and excessive alcohol consumption can reduce the quality of the sperm a man produces but there are other factors you may not [...]

Preconception Checklist for Dads

Much of the advice about preparing for conception is directed at women but that should not be the case. It is just as important that the father be prepared to adjust his lifestyle to increase the chances of fathering a healthy baby. The first consideration should be his health. He should stop smoking now too [...]

How to Conceive a Boy: Can Vitamins and Supplements Really Help?

These days even the most conventional of obstetricians advise their pregnant patients to take a good prenatal vitamin supplement to increase their chances of conceiving a happy, healthy baby.  However an increasing number of experts also recommend that couples (not just women) trying to conceive begin taking certain vitamins. But which ones? Here are some [...]

Microsort Sperm Separation – A Costly Option to Conceive a Boy

If your hearts are truly set on the idea of conceiving a boy then the scientific technique that is generally agreed to be the most effective is the Microsort Sperm separation method. The procedure known as the Ysort (for producing a boy rather than a girl) is generally agreed to have a success rate of [...]

Common Conception Myths Explained

There are a lot of myths and old wives tales that float about mixed in with some actual scientific fact when it comes to the subject of trying to conceive. According to a number of medical experts these are the biggest: Myth – Having Sex a Lot will get you Pregnant Faster – According to [...]

The Ericsson Method of Gender Selection – Can it Help Couples Conceive a Boy?

In addition to the famous Shettles method of gender selection, the 1970’s spawned another, slightly more scientific method to choose between conceiving a boy or a girl, the Ericsson method. The Ericsson method was pioneered and patented by Dr. Ronald Ericsson and still offered by about 50 clinics across the USA.  The attached price tag [...]

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