A common method people use to try to influence the gender of their baby and help them to conceive a boy is to use the Chinese Conception Chart, also known as the Chinese Gender Chart or Chinese Birth Chart. The method is supposedly more than 90% accurate when applied properly.

Rumour has is that the Chinese Conception Chart was discovered near Beijing over 700 years ago. The technique uses a combination of the mother’s lunar age and the lunar month of conception to predict the gender of the baby. The Chinese calendar must be used for the method to be accurate.

So exactly how accurate is the Chinese Birth Chart method? And is is something we can recommend you use to help you conceive a boy?

Well, after researching the method for some time, How to Conceive a Boy have determined that the accuracy of the Chinese method is widely disputed, with many people reporting only a 50% success rate, the same as random chance. Based on this research, we think it’s unlikely that using this method will influence your chances of conceiving a boy. Many people seem to apply it as a ‘fun’ method of influencing gender. There are lots of Chinese Charts available online which you can find easily enough.

Download our free guide to conceiving a boy to read some methods that we believe do work.