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Table 3 Contralateral ovulation (LR + RL) and ipsilateral ovulation (RR + LL) in two consecutive menstrual cycles of infertile women, mean ages at conception and associated offspring sex ratios

From: Ovulation patterns affect the offspring sex ratios and change with the women’s age

Ovulation pattern

Mean age

No

Male/female

Sex ratio

OR 95% CI

P-value

C(LR + RL)

32.4 ± 4.0$

373

215/158

1.361

1.00 control

 

I(RR + LL)

33.2 ± 4.2$

284

138/146

0.945

0.69 0.51–0.95

0.0222

Total

32.8 ± 4.1

657

353/304

1.161

  
  1. C: contralateral ovulation; I: ipsilateral ovulation
  2. $P = 0.0127. OR 95% CI: odds ratio 95% confidence intervals