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Roy Pitkin, M.D., is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and is the former chair of the ob/gyn department at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He is a frequent advisor to national health agencies on women's health issues and has received numerous international honors for this work.

Q: Can you increase your odds of having one sex baby over the other?

A: There really is no simple and effective means of selecting a baby's sex, or even altering the odds. Timing intercourse and a number of other approaches have claimed to be effective, but none has withstood careful scientific study.

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