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The only way to control what sex the baby will have you have to have a IVF at the clinic. There is no natural way to control this.
No, it is the sperm that determines the sex of the baby. Sperm carry either an X or a Y chromosome, and when one of them fertilizes the egg, the resulting combination will determine the baby's sex (XX for female, XY for male).
The sex of a child is determined by the father because the genes that determine sex come from the male sperm.
The IVF procedure typically includes egg and sperm extraction. A single cycle IVF typically costs around $10,000.
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Well it can't happen the natural way by having sex. There are ways to safely send sperm so when you get it you can have it inserted by a doctor or have it done by IVF.
The father determines the sex of the baby in humans. Sperm cells contain either an X or Y chromosome, and the sperm that fertilizes the egg will determine the sex of the baby. If the sperm carries an X chromosome, the baby will be female, and if it carries a Y chromosome, the baby will be male.
No, the egg is from the mother and can only carry the X chromosome (since the mother is XX). The sperm will be either X or Y (since the father is XY), and will determine the sex of the child.
No, both testicles are responsible for producing sperm that contains genetic material to determine biological sex. The sex of an individual is determined by the chromosomes present in the sperm that fertilizes the egg.
Yes, by examining the DNA of the cell, you will be able to determine if the donor was male (XY) or female (XX) based on the sex chromosomes. You will not be able to determine the sex of the donor by the appearance of the cell - the only way is to determine what sex chromosomes are present. Unless the cell is a sex cell, in which case sperm cells are easily distinguished from ovum/eggs.
No, obviously you cannot get pregnant by a tampon.In order to get pregnant you need sperm to fertilize an egg, sperm normally comes from a penis - thus to get pregnant you'd either have to have sex or have IVF. A tampon is not a penis, a tampon cannot contain sperm, and using a tampon is not sex - thus you can't get pregnant by a tampon.
It is the x or y chromosome in the sperm of males that determine the sex of the baby. The woman carries two x chromosomes and the sperm either carries another x (a girl) or a y (a boy).