Has anyone heard of babygendermentor.com? It is a blood test that checks for male/female DNA/RNA in the mothers blood as early as 5 weeks into pregnancy. It costs $275 ($25 non-refundable kit & $250 lab fees) It also offers a full refund if the results are incorrect - the site claims the test is 99.9% accurate because it analyzes DNA / RNA. If only female DNA is present, baby must be a girl, and if both female and male are present it is a boy. Please give me any opinions and what you may know, I am really interested in determining sex early and I am only 9 weeks along.
2007-01-01 09:32:40 · 6 answers · asked by Adriana N 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
it's an interesting idea, but i don't think it can be accurate as i am Rhesus negative blood group and my son and my partner are both positive...if his blood had of leaked into my blood stream then i would have had an allergic reaction and a miscarriage neither of which ever happened. and i didn't have any injections to help me with this until i was further along (about 6 months).
i beleive that the placenta stops the mixing of the mothers and the baby's blood...so in short i don't think it can work!
2007-01-01 09:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kirsty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like a waste of money when you can find out through ultrasound. When there IS a problem the company claims that it was because of a "vanishing twin". Sounds like BS to cover their tail.
"Accuracy of the test disputed
While the Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate the test, which is classified as non-medical, several women have come forward to say their tests were wrong. With Acu-Gen so-far choosing not to publish proof of its claims, anecdotal evidence of several women receiving conflicting predictions worries Diana Bianchi. Bianchi is an expert on fetal DNA at Tufts University whose work is listed on Acu-Gen's Web site as scientific evidence that supports the workings of the test. "I think at the present time we need to be concerned whether the test is accurate or not," Bianchi says. "I think it's caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware." [17]
According to a National Public Radio (NPR) radio report, the company has explained previous inaccurate results as being the result of a vanishing twin, which is a fetus that stopped growing soon after fertilization.[18] Vanishing Twin Syndrome occurs when one of the fetuses in a twin pregnancy spontaneously aborts, usually during the first trimester. The fetal tissue is absorbed by the other twin, the placenta, or the mother, thus giving the appearance that the twin "vanished." This usually results in a normal singleton pregnancy. It has been estimated that as many as 1 in 8 people begin life as a twin, but only 1 in 70 are actually born as twins.[19] Vanishing twins could theoretically explain apparent errors in the Baby Gender Mentor test. If fraternal twins, one male and female, were present when the test was taken, the test should indicate the presence of a male embryo. If that embryo later "vanishes", leaving the female baby to develop normally, the test could appear to be in error when it was in fact accurate at the time. The medical community is not in general agreement about the vanishing-twin phenomena. If the twin is reabsorbed with no evidence it existed, then there is no evidence to support whether the twin existed or not.
"Until Acu-Gen releases its data, there's no way to know the test's reliability, said Sandra Carson, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine who specializes in sex selection. "Until that's out, I think it shouldn't be on the market," she said. [20]"
2007-01-01 10:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hang on...tis sounding like a con..wait...wots that? yup i defo smell a rat! think about it, how exactly are u ever going to get male DNA in a womans DNA? if u did do it i'd bet u one million quit that it comes back saying its a girl...they're basically telling u ur own ruddy gender!! don't do it. use that money to get one of those 4D scans. u can see their eyes and little yawns!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
2007-01-01 11:27:45 · answer #3 · answered by evilbunnyhahaha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i havent heard of this test but i did find out the sex of my son at my 20 week scan. i dont think id have wanted to know any earlier because it builds up more excitement the longer you have to wait to find out! good luck!
2007-01-01 09:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by mummy_of_one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 9 weeks pregnant, only 10 more weeks and you find out the sex.....just wait.
2007-01-01 10:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by ♥It's a boy♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow i never heard of that . i would be kind of cool to know now .
2007-01-01 09:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋