WARMER TEMPERATURES COULD DETERMINE THE SEX OF A CHILD

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Experts have suggested that changing temperatures affect the sex of babies. A 2014 Japanese study found that more baby girls are born compared to boys when temperatures rise in the country.

The study found that the male conception seems to be especially vulnerable to external stress factors including climate changes.

The study team studied birth records and miscarriages in japan between 1968 and 2012.

The study reinforces previous studies that have found that male foetuses are more susceptible to events that can stress pregnant women such as heat waves.

Animal studies have shown that rainy periods lead to more male chimpanzees while loggerhead turtles produce more female offspring in warmer waters. Temperature is also known to determine the sex of reptiles.

The study was published in the journal, Fertility and Sterility.

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