Impact of sodium and potassium ions in identification of offspring gender in high sugar rabbits

Impact of sodium and potassium in diet to determine offspring gender in high-sugar rabbit has been investigated. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, widely spread disease in living species. Sex determination has scientific basis for prevention of genetic diseases in addition to social backgrounds. 21 rabbits (obtained from veterinary college Bangalore), were divided in to three groups in the rabbits male to female 1:1. The first group was made diabetic with Na and K, the second group was non diabetic with Na and K, group third was control unit (Non-diabetic without Na and K). It was found that the delivered offsprings male to female ratio were 3.4:1,4:1 and 1:1 for the first, second and third groups respectively. Also, it was found that non diabetic rabbits fed with normal food yields maximum numbers of offspring (76), while non diabetic rabbits fed with Na and K yields 60 and diabetic rabbits with Na and  yield lowest numbers of offspring (40)

The role of maternal diet on fetal sex selection: A Review

Introduction: The desire of the human to control the gender of fetus prior to conception has always been important. The aim of this study was to determine the role of maternal diet on fetal gender. Materials and Methods: In this narrative review study, a comprehensive review of databases including Pubmed, Scirus, Cochrane library, ScienceDirect, MD Consult, google scholar, Iranmedex, Magiran, and SID from 1982 to 2013 was performed. Key words to search databases included fetal sex, sex ratio, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, fructose, eating disorders, sex selection, maternal diet, Ionic diet, fatty acid, calorie, and famine. Results: Results of studies on the effects of nutritional deficiencies and disorders on sex ratio were controversial. Studies showed that a combination of environmental factors such as stress, time of conception and maternal diet had effects on sex ratio. Preconceptional nutritional status of mothers was very important in changing sex ratio. Increasing the intake of K + + Na+/Ca 2 + + Mg2+ in diet and high calorie diet could increase the ratio of male offsprings. Conclusions: Preconceptional diet was important in fetal sex ratio. However, low sample size in most human studies and the complex mechanisms of sex determination make it difficult to conclude definitively on this issue. Further human studies with larger sample size in this field are suggested

Comparative Study on Gender Selection: Persian Medicine and Modern Medicine

Gender selection has emerged as a controversial issue in different countries and in this respect, a wide range of studies and international symposiums have been dedicated to this subject. A comprehensive literature review was performed without restriction on publication date as well as credible Persian Medicine (PM) resources such as "Exir-e-Azam" (The Great Elixir), "Qarabadin-e-Kabir" (Great Pharmacopoeia), and "al-Qānūn fīl-tibb” (The Canon of Medicine) were completely studied. It was found that both nutritional factors such as glucose and electrolytes and non-nutritional factors including female tract, sperm, age, the timing of sexual intercourse, maternal body mass, stress, pH, estrogen, temperature, and testosterone can be used as important indicators in the gender selection. Most recommendations provided by PM for gender selection were found to be in good agreement with those reported by modern medicine