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Conceiving may be a problem for some of us, in that no matter
how hard we try, it just doesn’t happen. Yet, this very
same eventuality may be something others may find extremely
difficult to avoid. Still others may have had pregnancies
resulting in the births of children of one gender only, boys
or girls, and really want to have a child of the opposite
gender.
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Whatever your reasons are in
wanting to conceive, these are some considerations you may
have to examine:
• being open to the possible mistakes made by the medical
profession like the implantation of a black father’s
sperms into a white mother during a bungled IVF procedure
in the Leeds Infirmary Hospital, United Kingdom in February
2003;
• being exposed to the side effects, the newborn and
mother may be subjected because of evasive and intrusive medical
procedures;
• the possible exposure to hereditary diseases the newborn
may be subject to;
• the desire to “complete the family”;
• the chronological age of the intended mother;
• the additional finances that may be required for the
medical and medical related procedures;
• the number of children you are planning to have;
• the time frame when you plan to have them; &
• the gender of your next child.
Whatever the reasons are for you to want to
conceive, the answers to these considerations may determine
the method you elect to achieve this. You therefore need to
explore which method suits your own particular needs.
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• Most
men produce 100 to 300 million sperms a day;
• Though sperms are produced daily, the production of
an individual sperm can take up 72 days to complete;
• When a man ejaculates into the vagina, the life span
of the sperms is dictated on the stage of the reproductive cycle,
the woman is in. If the woman is not within the period of ovulation,
and thus technically infertile, the sperms will not survive
more than a few hours. On the other hand, if these sperms are
deposited into the vagina when she is ovulating, these same
sperms can live up to five days in the presence of quality cervical
mucus in the womb;
• Women with short cycles tend to ovulate more often,
resulting in having more fertile days in any given year;
• Light bleeding appearing approximately 8 days after
ovulation and/or around the time of menstruation, is usually
referred to as implantation spotting. This is typically caused
by the burrowing of the fertilized egg into the endometrial
lining;
• It is plausible that artificial lubricants or vegetable
oils may contain chemicals that may kill sperms. It is also
suggested that petroleum jelly which is not water soluble be
avoided for the same reason. Even plain glycerine, once touted
to be the only harmless lubricant, can kill sperms. Surprisingly,
even saliva can act as spermicide;
• It is suggested that vaginal douching be discouraged.
It is believed to adversely change the normal vaginal pH balance
of the reproductive environment, ironically resulting in vaginal
infections and PID (pelvic inflammatory disease);
• Sperms are sensitive to heat. Therefore, avoiding anything
that may expose the testes to excess heat is advisable. These
include hot tubs and saunas. Cycling is another activity that
may affect sperm counts;
• Women are known to suffer from menstrual cycle irregularities.
Many alternative health practitioners believe that certain cycle
irregularities can easily be corrected through the use of herbs.
If you are one of those who suffering from this, then it is
advisable that you explore the plausibility of these cures;
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females tend to be born to: |
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Older parents;
• Parents with relatively more children;
• Parents who use the fertility drug, Clomid;
• Parents of African-American origin;
• Anesthetists & fighter pilots. |
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conceptions predominate with parents who: |
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• conceive within the first
18 months of marriage;
• have their first child;
• have their first child;
• who give birth at particular times of the year;
• who have more of the trace elements – selenium
& arsenic
• are Caucasians or Jews |
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