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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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