{"id":18186,"date":"2024-04-10T12:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=18186"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:31:31","slug":"facebook-users-claim-about-consuming-concoctions-to-birth-twin-boys-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/facebook-users-claim-about-consuming-concoctions-to-birth-twin-boys-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook user\u2019s claim about consuming concoctions to birth twin boys, false!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A Facebook page shared a video<\/a> that consuming a homemade concoction would lead to the conception of twin boys, especially for expectant mothers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: False! Studies and experts note that consuming a homemade concoction of beetroot, garlic, cinnamon sticks, turmeric, ginger, and turmeric can not help an expectant mother conceive.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conception usually takes place when sperm fertilises an egg found in the fallopian tubes, creating a zygote that then becomes an embryo. Conception requires a few steps to occur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primarily, a woman is born with the number of eggs she will have throughout her lifetime. As she gets older, the quality of her eggs diminishes, according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsTrusted Source<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman must release an egg healthy enough for fertilisation, and then a high-quality sperm is also required to reach and fertilise the egg. While only one sperm is needed, the sperm must travel past the cervix and uterus into the fallopian tubes to fertilise the egg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Facebook user<\/a>, Everyday with Irene, shared a video<\/a> alleging that consuming beetroot, ginger, turmeric, garlic, cinnamon sticks, and carrot soaked for a day in a bottle filled with two glass cups of water would help women trying to conceive. She called them TTC (trying to conceive women). She claimed that the concoction can be refrigerated if so desired and consumed for three days before the woman\u2019s period starts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video<\/a> posted on February 2, 2024, gained 1.2k likes, 132 comments and 36k views. She asked that the concoction be stopped on the second day after the woman\u2019s period started.\u00a0 A user follower, Osaruluka Jima<\/a>, commented, \u201cSo educative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another follower and top fan, Adefunke Pinioluwa, commented, \u201cVery educational. TTC ladies, come and see this o. May it end in praise.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering the virality of the post and its implications on public health, DUBAWA sought to verify it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If a man\u2019s sperm is not motile<\/a> enough and cannot travel far, conception will not occur. A woman\u2019s cervix must also be receptive enough for the sperm to survive. Some conditions cause the sperm to die before they can swim to the fallopian tubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some women may benefit from assisted reproductive technologies like intrauterine insemination<\/a> or in vitro fertilisation<\/a> if issues are preventing healthy sperm from meeting a healthy egg naturally.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where conception occurs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Healthline<\/a>, sperm usually fertilise the egg in the fallopian tube<\/a>, which is a pathway from the ovary to a woman\u2019s uterus. The University of California San Francisco<\/a> explains that an egg takes about 30 hours to travel from the ovary down the fallopian tube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the egg travels down the fallopian tube, it lodges in a specific portion called the ampullary-isthmic junction. There, sperm usually fertilise the egg. If the egg is fertilised, it will travel quickly into the uterus and be implanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n