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  <title><![CDATA[How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt;More Than 1.5 Million Copies Sold!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Now Revised and Updated to Include the Latest Scientific Information and Even More Success Stories&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;For almost forty years, &lt;i&gt;How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby&lt;/i&gt; has been the standard reference for couples trying to increase their chances of having the son or daughter they hope for. In this new edition of their classic book, Dr. Shettles and David Rorvik provide authoritative scientific studies and compelling anecdotal evidence demonstrating that the Shettles method continues to produce results unmatched by any other method. Dozens of testimonials confirm its ease of use and rate of success.&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br&gt;How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby&lt;/i&gt; explains the simple, at-home, noninvasive Shettles method and presents detailed steps to take to conceive a child of a specific gender. The properly applied Shettles method gives couples a 75 percent or better chance of having a child of the desired sex. Some researchers have reported success rates of up to 90 percent!&lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1996</original_publication_year>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in 2000 as part of pre-pregnancy preparation.  I was NOT looking to have just one or the other sex, but the theory was facinating.  I felt lucky no matter what and thought I knew what sex each would be before we found out at each of three deliveries.  My opinion was based on the circumst...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67769521">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was very insightful and seem to have some valid evidence for its methods.  I skimmed several of the chapters because they were summary after summary of scientific research studies.  I just wanted the specifics on what I needed to do.  I am a believer in the Shettles method.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's not a 100% guarantee. And they will tell you this in the book. It does increase your odds. Great explanations, so that you understand what is really going on scientifically.  <br/><br/>I can honestly say we tried the methods in this book, and we were successful. Coincidence? Maybe. Perhaps it w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29108115">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book and I don't doubt that it can help with the selection of the sex of your child.  But, somewhere in the middle of it, I realized that doing all this stuff just doesn't feel right to me.  If I decide to have another child, I'll just be happy with whatever I get.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend gave us this book and it's helping us to understand all of the important nitty-gritty details of conception. I'm not sure if we're going to follow the advice it's giving, but it's an interesting concept to ponder....]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just kidding.....I put this one in for E &amp; M!!!!!!<br/><br/>I do really own it though (a gift from my sister) if anyone wants to borrow it!<br/><br/>PS- After 2 boys my sister wanted a girl.  She used this book and along came Anna.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We followed this method to the letter... and got our baby boy. Might be science, might be coincidence. But it worked for me!! And Lil P thanks Dr. Shettles :)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I got about half way through before I gave up. Maybe I just have too many friends that have been trying, but I didn't really learn anything new.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read it... did it... And it worked. Highly recommend for those hoping for a girl (boys are cool too... love them... have two!!)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gift from Stephanie.<br/>It worked!]]></body>
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