New research shows high temperatures affect sex ratios at birth | University of Oxford
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'Temperature and sex ratios at birth', a new study led by researchers at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provides new evidence that higher temperatures can influence the sex ratio at birth, with important implications for population health and gender balance in a warming world.
  • cyrano@piefed.socialEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    The results show that temperatures above 20°C are consistently associated with fewer male births in both regions – but through different mechanisms.

    In sub-Saharan Africa, exposure to high temperatures during the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to a decline in male births.