Anyone trying Ericsson for a boy? Can they test sperm for male/female ratio?

Just made an appointment to talk to doc about Ericsson...we have 3 girls and this would be my final shot so i wanted to increase my boy odds. Just trying to gather some info from anyone who is going through process now or who has had success in conceiving a boy. Can DH's sperm be tested to make sure he is producing both X and Ys. I've heard of cases where a man can produce more of one sex than another, but everything I read says it's a 50/50 split each time. I am very confused. Thanks!

I was planning to do the Ericsson but for a female sway. I was told the odds are better for a boy sway. The sperm bank that does it by me does the ratio test but they don't recommend taking it. The doctor said they almost always come out close to 50/50.

 

threelittlebirds:

I've heard of cases where a man can produce more of one sex than another, but everything I read says it's a 50/50 split each time.

It is definitely a 50/50 split.    In a clinical study by MicroSort, every man tested had 50/50 ratio of X and Y sperm -- and these were men who had fathered at least 3 children of only one gender.  

 

threelittlebirds:

Can DH's sperm be tested to make sure he is producing both X and Ys.

You could, but it would be quite expensive.  He is making X's and Y's.  :-)

 

 

threelittlebirds:

Just made an appointment to talk to doc about Ericsson...we have 3 girls and this would be my final shot so i wanted to increase my boy odds. Just trying to gather some info from anyone who is going through process now or who has had success in conceiving a boy. Can DH's sperm be tested to make sure he is producing both X and Ys. I've heard of cases where a man can produce more of one sex than another, but everything I read says it's a 50/50 split each time. I am very confused. Thanks!

Even I know a thing or two about it, LOL. Sperm ratio will always remain 50/50. Sperm count may be low or high but ratio never changes. There is no use wasting your money on that. I will definitely want to add a very valuable advise here. I am trying to conceive a girl this time and conception is a big problem in my case. I am fertile but it just gets delayed and delayed. I have been advised to go for IUI (not IVF. Read my previous posts, I am strongly against IVF). One company is advising me to go for IUI in a 'girl cycle'. Their claim is that the sperm selection where couples shell out $10000 is done automatically by women's hormonal make up in a particular cycle. I don't intend to name that company cuz I have already been flamed a lot about it. You can search on internet. So if you go for IUI in a boy cycle, you can request the techs there not to inject clomid because it is a female hormone (estrogen) and will disturb your natural hormone ratio and shift the balance toward girl. That is why even in IVF after spending thousands to get a boy, couple end up getting a girl or no pregnancy at all because of confusion created by these injected hormones. If fertility is not a problem, you do not need to worry about even IUI. Just bd in a boy cycle. The company offers live proofs. This is making great sense, hence could not resist.