Having sex on the first day of ovulation to give birth to a boy

Although it is not important to have a boy or girl nowadays, some families still want to have a boy. So, can you conceive a boy if you have sex the day before ovulation? Next, the editor will introduce to you whether you can conceive a boy if you have sex the day before ovulation. Let’s learn about it together.

Can I conceive a boy if I have sex the day before ovulation?

Many pregnant mothers believe in folk beliefs that having sex on the day of ovulation increases the chances of conceiving a boy, while having sex one or two days before ovulation increases the chances of conceiving a daughter. Let me dispel a rumor here. The sex of the fetus is determined by the chromosomes of the somatic cells and has nothing to do with the ovulation period of the expectant mother.

Normally, humans have 46 sex chromosomes, of which 22 pairs are standard, called autosomes. The other pair is sex chromosomes, which are directly related to determining gender, called chromosomes. The chromosomes of the pregnant mother are XX and those of the pregnant father are XY.

After adulthood, the spermatocytes and oocytes of the pregnant mother and the pregnant woman's body begin meiosis. During fertilization, the haploid cells from both parents fuse, the pregnant mother only provides eggs with X chromosomes, and the pregnant father provides two types of sperm, one with X chromosomes and the other with Y chromosomes. If the egg cell fuses with an X-type male sperm, it will grow into a woman; if the egg cell fuses with a Y-type male sperm, it will grow into a man. Therefore, whether a boy or girl is born depends mainly on the type of sperm and egg fusion.

Tips for conceiving a boy

There are many folk remedies for conceiving a boy, such as women taking Chinese herbal medicine, eating alkaline foods, and drinking strong tea to adjust the body's constitution to an alkaline one. Women who are already pregnant can take "sex-changing medicine" to change the female fetus into a male fetus. Is this little folk remedy for conceiving a boy really reliable?

1. Use Chinese herbal medicine to improve women's physical fitness

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, women with a weak and cold constitution are more likely to give birth to daughters, and couples who both have a weak and cold constitution are even more likely to give birth to daughters. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on conditioning, and a person's physical fitness can also be adjusted through Chinese medicinal materials. Therefore, some people think that by taking some Chinese herbal medicine recipes, women's physique can be "adjusted" to an alkaline physique in order to facilitate the pregnancy of a boy.

Evaluation: Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history. Although some medicines can have a good regulating effect on women's body, all the orthodox Chinese medicine references from ancient times to the present have not found any effective and reliable key to help conceive a boy. Some people believe that quack doctors have lies about their herbal remedies for conceiving a boy. However, the ingredients of these remedies are complex, and there are many reports of toxic side effects when used on pregnant women. Therefore, it is recommended that women consult a doctor before taking Chinese medicine to regulate their body.

2. Taking "sex-changing drugs" to "change" a female fetus into a male fetus

There was a report in the past that a mother-in-law who wanted to have a grandson asked for "sex-changing medicine" for her two-month pregnant daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, the fetus did not change, but instead caused her daughter-in-law to have a miscarriage and hemorrhage, and she almost lost her life.