Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 794-802 , December 2010

Female gender pre-selection by maternal diet in combination with timing of sexual intercourse – a prospective study

  • A.M. Noorlander

      Affiliations

    • Gender Consult, PO Box 618, 5550 AP Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • J.P.M. Geraedts

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.B.M. Melissen

      Affiliations

    • Delft University of Technology, Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, PO Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands

Received 16 March 2010 ,Revised 29 July 2010 ,Accepted 17 August 2010.

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 Annet Noorlander obtained her BSc and MSc degrees in Biology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 1985. She has been working at research and development departments of the Central Institute for Nutrition Research, CIVO-TNO, in Zeist and Quest International in Naarden, The Netherlands, specializing in human nutrition and food chemistry. At present she is a senior consultant at Gender Consult advising parents in applying natural sex selection techniques. Her current research interests include natural sex selection techniques and circumstances that can influence sex ratio.

PII: S1472-6483(10)00549-3

doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.08.002

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