the baby will be a boy and if the sperm is faster the baby will be a girl? I heard that on a body program on television.
2006-10-04 00:40:38 · 17 answers · asked by Dee 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Um, no that's not entirely true.
Sperm that carry the Y chromosome (male sperm) are faster, but don't live as long as female sperm. Sperm that carry the X chromosome (female sperm) are slower, but live longer than male sperm.
If you actually want this information to be of any use, you have to use the timing method by first tracking your ovulation for several months to figure out what day of your cycle you actually ovulate. Then, depending on which sex you'd prefer you can time sex to give you the best chance of conceiving whichever one you prefer. It's not foolproof, but it gives you a slightly better shot than normal. There are books you can get that give you the full description.
2006-10-04 01:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by jenieatworld 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No thats not true
The boy sperm is bigger built and has more protection against the acids inside the womb. if you have unprotected sex a few days before you ovulate you will likely have a boy as the female sperm deteriorate quicker having not as much protection. The female sperm is lighter but not faster as the male sperm is a stronger swimmer.
2006-10-04 07:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by survival_paul 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, the fact goes as follows: female sperms swim slower and live longer than male sperms. So they say you have a better chance of concievinga boy if you have sex the very day you ovulate.
2006-10-04 07:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by rinah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have heard that as well, but, how are you going to know what speed the sperm is moving? do you plan to time it under a microscope to see which slides sperm moves faster?
don't tempt with nature, you are given the gift of whatever gender for a reason, that isn't something that you should try to tamper with.
2006-10-04 07:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by navymilitarybrat76 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I heard once that girl sperm lives longer than boy sperm so if you want to concive a girl to do it further from ovulation then if you want to have a boy.
2006-10-04 07:50:31 · answer #5 · answered by Hilly 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard that too....that boy sperm is a stronger swimmer but much slower than a girl sperm.
2006-10-04 07:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by j231977 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Heyyyyyyyyy Dee ...its me Dee ....you remember me? We met at the Gee party the other day ....man was Cee drunk or what, that was hilarious.....o yeah as for the quesiton ...naw its not true, if a guy's sperm is slow it most liekly means you have less chances of gettin impregnanted
2006-10-04 07:50:15 · answer #7 · answered by 0_0 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no the only thing that determines whether or not its a girl or a boy is wheter or not its an X sperm of a Y sperm
maybe one of them does swim slower.. but that i don't know :)
2006-10-04 07:43:22 · answer #8 · answered by steph 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO......it just means that it may be a little harder for the sperm to reach the egg making conception more difficult.
2006-10-04 07:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's silly! Try my sperm. They love to swim.
2006-10-04 08:05:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋