A 36-year-old male asked:
is there anything that can be done to strengthen the chances of having a boy in our next pregnancy?
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Dr. Holly Maes answered
36 years experience Pediatrics
50/50 chance: Despite all the old wives tales out there (and thee are lots of them), you have roughly a 50/50 chance of having a boy. No standing on your head, no vaginal douches, no mysterious amulets. Hope for the best, but realistically, no the is nothing you can do to improve odds of a boy.
Answered on Jul 11, 2014
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