Comments on: Woman’s Body Determines Child’s Sex

By: Mario

Mario — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:14:36 +0000

Well, actually, there are also males with XX chromosone and females with XY chromosome. Having just a little bit of testosterone can cause a baby to develop a penis and therefore, a XX can still have a penis — which, we would determine male since our society judges sex based on the genitals, not the chromosomes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XX_male_syndrome

By: Willis

Willis — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:42:38 +0000

Actually you are all out of touch – more and more research is coming through that, despite the fact a male carries an x and y chromosome the female actually plays an important role in determining the sex of the child. Current research points not only to things like testosterone but also things like diet.

Turns ouit it is actually a lot more complex than just turning up with a certain type of chromosome.
FYI: I have a couple of scientific degrees and worked as a researcher for some years.

By: Terrance Trimble

Terrance Trimble — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:28:29 +0000

It’s nice to see an article written by a human. Seems like the Net is filled with poorly written articles these days. Thanks

By: thena

thena — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:57:29 +0000

Well actually a woman carries XX chromosomes and man carries XY chromosomes. the Y is a defective chromosome, therefore the women is dominant. I rest my case, Women rule the world, yep I said it.

By: Ness

Ness — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:07:45 +0000

You’re quite right Eric – it is completely false to say that a woman’s body determines the sex of a child. It is purely through the male partner’s sperm; whether it carried an X or Y chromosome. (Explanation of how a child’s gender is determined is available in all medical texts, or in plain language on the internet, for example on Wikipedia.)
This article is disturbing in that it cites no sources whatsoever: “The scientists have found” – hello? Which scientists?
In fact, this entire site is full of articles that provide no sources for their claims. I would read them for entertainment only, NOT reliable information.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:59:58 +0000

I’m sorry but, unless I have been lied to my whole life, this article is completely false. A woman’s egg carries an x chromosome and only an x chromosome, without exception. A man’s sperm is the deciding factor, as it can carry either an x or a y chromosome. If two x chromosomes develop into a child, it will be female, if there is one x and one y then it will be a boy. Therefore the man is the one who determines the gender of the child, and I doubt that the level of testosterone in his blood has any effect on it, it’s just random chance. At least this is what I was taught in school ( and I’m in college now).