Recently, I received correspondence asking about a topic that I had not been asked about before. The writer wanted to know if the father’s age had anything to do with whether he helped conceive a boy or a girl. Specifically, he wanted to know how a man’s age affects the sex of his baby. I did some research on this topic and will share my findings in the next article.

Does a man’s sperm change with age? There is considerable literature and information indicating that a woman’s fertility and egg quality change and deteriorate as she ages. That’s probably where the “my biological clock is ticking” phase comes from. Similar studies have only recently been done on the quality of a man’s sperm as he ages.

There have been studies indicating that, like a woman’s egg, the quality of a man’s sperm declines as he ages. In other words, just like women, older men are more likely to have fertility problems and genetic problems. However, I couldn’t find any studies that tested whether the ratio of sperm X and Y chromosomes changed as a man got older. I suspect the reason for this is that they are not supposed to. And, if a man’s X to Y ratio does not change with age, then his chances of conceiving a boy or a girl will not change unless the mother of his child is more likely to conceive a girl or a boy depending on the timing. , vaginal PH and the sexual positions used.

Now, tests have been done to see if men who had produced only one gender over another produced more sperm with that particular chromosome. In other words, they wanted to know if men who only produced girls also produced more X chromosomes, or girl-producing sperm. And, the next question was whether men who have boys make more sperm chromosomes than they make Y or boys. The researchers who studied this got indications that the ratio remained constant. The men in the study still had roughly the same number of X and Y chromosomes, and this was true whether the men had sons or daughters.

Assuming that this ratio does not change with age, both older and younger men would have the same chance of conceiving a boy or a girl, which is the probability given to us by mother nature.

So what do I do if I am trying to conceive of a certain gender with a younger or older man: In this case, the person who contacted me was trying to conceive with an older man. But the question of the baby’s age and gender could also come up with a younger man. From what I have read, it is my opinion that the literature indicates that male X and Y chromosomes are believed to be the same and there is no reason to think this changes with age.

So, knowing this, it remains for you to control what you can, which is yourself. What the future mother or woman in this situation can control is the moment and the sexual positions that she uses and her vaginal PH. Earlier timing, acidic PH and shallow position favor girls. And the opposite favors baby boys. So depending on what gender you want, you can come up with a regimen that creates the optimal environment for this to happen.