True? early ov=boys, late ov=girls

[calico]

I thought I read this in one of the in-gender study links, that early ov (short follicular cycle) usually results in boys and the opposite results in girls. Has anyone found this to be right? I have a pretty reg cycle, 26-28 days and I tend to ov on/between day 10-14 with a 14 day luteal phase. Would that be considered early or late? Hoping to conceive a girl later this year. Thanks!

[mydream]

I have never heard of that to be honest. But wishing you much luck!

[Another princess]

I thought I read this in one of the in-gender study links, that early ov (short follicular cycle) usually results in boys and the opposite results in girls. Has anyone found this to be right? I have a pretty reg cycle, 26-28 days and I tend to ov on/between day 10-14 with a 14 day luteal phase. Would that be considered early or late? Hoping to conceive a girl later this year. Thanks!

My cycles sound just like yours and I have both a boy and girl. X

[clarabell]

Think I have a long cycle, about 35 days O about 18 and I have three boys. Not sure about his one?

[nicoler]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that this theory was proven untrue...

In my own case, I O'd on day 17 and have a boy.

[zanacal]

There is at least one study which suggests this may be the case. However, I always O'd on day 14 and that's how I got 3 boys. While swaying (and messing my cycles up!) I O'd on day 12 and conceived a girl!

[dramabird]

I ovulated on day 15 for my first son and day 20 for my second. So I certainly wouldn't consider either of those early ovulations.

[Chicky]

I ovulated on days 20 and 21 for my two boys

[rainbowflower]

there is a study that showed that girls are conceived from OV that is, on average, a few days later than for boys:
http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/con...3/611.full.pdf

[atomic sagebrush]

This is one of those topics where there is something there in terms of the science, but SOOOO many exceptions that no one needs to stress over it whatsoever.

I strongly suspect that it's more likely that people with regular cycles tend to have more boys, and people with oddball cycles (or in months when you have oddball cycles) are more likely to have girls. However, this "rule" is complicated by people with PCOS who often have very long cycles and have more sons due to higher testosterone levels.

Basically, the reason why the cycles are short/long can't be overlooked - if your cycle is suddenly long because dropping estrogen levels making it harder to ovulate or very short because your body has stoped making excessive testosterone and has begun focusing more on progesterone and estrogen, then both those scenarios can mean you're more likely to conceive a girl. On the other hand, if your cycle is long because you have PCOS (even mild and undiagnosed) and you are making scads of testosterone that is interfering with ovulation, you would be more likely to conceive a boy.

These hormones are very complicated so please let me know if this is not clear.