Can a lesbian have a baby boy?
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Can a lesbian have a baby boy?
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Dr. Sara Gonzalez
Pediatrics
In brief: Yes.
Sure. Lesbians can bear children the same as non-lesbian women.
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Dr. Malinda Linn
Family Medicine
In brief: Without a doubt
Being a lesbian has nothing to do with the sex of a child.
Despite your sexual preference making a child still requires an egg (from a woman) and a sperm (from a man). The egg carries the sex chromosomes that make her female, xx; while the sperm carries those that make him a male, xy. A female donates an x and a male donates an x or y, actually determining the sex the baby will be.
In brief: Without a doubt
Being a lesbian has nothing to do with the sex of a child.
Despite your sexual preference making a child still requires an egg (from a woman) and a sperm (from a man). The egg carries the sex chromosomes that make her female, xx; while the sperm carries those that make him a male, xy. A female donates an x and a male donates an x or y, actually determining the sex the baby will be.
Dr. Malinda Linn
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Dr. Henry Ng
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
In brief: Depends
Sexual orientation does not direct the biologic ability to conceive.
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