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STATISTIC SOURCE: BABYCENTER.COM.AU. GETTY IMAGES
BOY
Deeper penetration
allegedly helps produce
a boy. That’s because
the entrance to the vagina
is more acidic, so the Y
chromosomes in the
sperm don’t survive in
that area very well.
XY = BOY
XX = GIRL
The father’s genes
determine the sex of
a child. The mother’s
unfertilised egg carries
an X chromosome, while
sperm carries either an
X or a Y chromosome.
XY
XX
SO YOU’RE GOING
OFF CONTRACEPTION
THINGS PEOPLE MIGHT SAY TO YOU
A very single
girlfriend:
“Whoa, things
are getting
serious. *High
pitched* Good
for you!”
Your GP*
1
“Fertility can take 1-3 months to return once you
go off birth control.”
2
“It’s a good idea to wait until after you’ve had
one normal period before you start trying so you
can calculate your due date more easily.”
3
“Start taking folic acid now (it’s a B vitamin that’s
essential for a healthy baby).”
*This is just a guess-timate. Definitely go see them yourself if you’re
thinking of growing a human any time soon.
COUPLES HAVE
TROUBLE
CONCEIVING.
FA C T:
1
7
in
VS
GIRL
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