Can maternal postpartum testosterone and estradiol retrospectively predict the offspring's sex at birth? A cross‐sectional study in Ghana
Abstract The selection of X‐ or Y‐bearing spermatozoa during fertilization may depend on maternal circulating sex hormones. The zona pellucida of the developing oocyte is adapted to be selective for the Y‐bearing spermatozoa when maternal circulating androgens are relatively high. This study sought...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Physiological Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15757 |