Can high estrogen levels help you conceive a boy or a girl?

I was recently asked if having high estrogen levels increases the chance of conceiving a boy or a girl. This is quite a loaded question. Obviously, being on any type of HRT is contrary to trying to get pregnant. And different women have different levels that are going to be “normal” or typical for them. However, when the estrogen in your body rises naturally, this provides some indication that you are at a certain point in your reproductive cycle. And having sex and trying to conceive at different points in your reproductive cycle makes you slightly more or less likely to conceive one gender over another. I will discuss more about this matter in the following article.

Estrogen levels and how they change as ovulation approaches: During and after ovulation is the time period when most women are most fertile. And estrogen levels come into play here. Obviously, when you’re trying to get pregnant, knowing when ovulation is approaching is very important to knowing when to have sex. People will often try to measure this by taking their basal body temperature (or bbt). And, if you’re using this method, you probably already know that you’re looking for a spike or rapid rise in your temperature.

Often just before this happens, your estrogen levels rise and are usually high and your temperature is lower and more constant. As ovulation approaches and finally happens, progesterone levels and temperatures begin to rise.

Estrogen levels and cervical mucus: The consistency and texture of cervical mucus is another way that people try to gauge their fertility and conception times. As estrogen levels begin to rise before ovulation, you will often see cervical mucus become more abundant. It will also become less cloudy, clearer and more slippery, and may take on an appearance more like egg white.

This is what most people look for to let them know that ovulation is approaching. While cervical mucus and taking your bbt are preferable to guessing, I find that using a saliva or urine ovulation predictor is a much more reliable way to determine your ovulation. It leaves a lot less to chance and requires a lot less guessing.

Ovulation times and how they affect whether you conceive a boy or a girl: Knowing when you ovulate is just the beginning if you’re trying to conceive a specific gender. Because having sex before ovulation occurs increases the chances of having a girl. In this case, seeing your basal body temperature rise might be a bit late if you want a daughter. Also, when you see the thinnest, slipperiest cervical mucus, this could mean that ovulation has already occurred. Again, it’s too late if you want a girl.

Ovulation predictors (especially saliva) give you a wider window to work with. You may also want to watch your acidity and PH, as these things can also affect the gender of your baby. In my opinion, these criteria are much more important in determining whether you will conceive a girl or boy baby than estrogen levels. These levels can certainly tell you where you are in your cycle, but it’s the action you take right now that really matters rather than the levels themselves.