Technological development makes everything so much easier, including to check the sex of the baby with the blood test results more quickly and accurately. Although practical, the new method is still a debate among experts.
Expected, blood tests will be the choice of the pregnant women to determine the sex of the baby. Compared to ultrasound (ultrasonography) and other types of examinations, blood tests are much more practical and can be done since the age of 7 weeks gestation.
As reported previously detikHealth, blood tests to check the baby’s gender has proven its accuracy in a study. Of the 201 pregnant women examined, nearly 100 percent of babies with the same sex dengna blood test results.
Recently, the research of Dr. Diana Bianchi of Tufts University again proved the accuracy of blood tests. Of the 6500 pregnant women examined, accuracy reached 98.8 percent in pregnant women who eventually gave birth to baby boys and 94.8 percent among women who gave birth to a baby girl.
“The blood test will minimize invasive procedures that have been done to detect certain genetic conditions,” said Dr. Bianchi was quoted as saying by Reuters on Wednesday (10/08/2011).
Genetic condition which meant Dr. Bianchi include hemophilia, which is generally more common in male fetuses. Because female fetuses are relatively safer, blood tests could prevent pregnant women from the examination of hemophilia unnecessary because the risk of triggering a miscarriage.
But because it can detect the sex of the baby in the womb is a very young age, this method can also trigger a tendency to be picky baby’s sex. If sex is not as expected, it is feared there are mothers who abort abortion.
“If there are parents who are picky about the sex of the baby then abortion on the grounds, then it would be a problem. Remember, gender is not a disease,” said Dr. Mary Rosser, an obstetrician from the Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
Expected, blood tests will be the choice of the pregnant women to determine the sex of the baby. Compared to ultrasound (ultrasonography) and other types of examinations, blood tests are much more practical and can be done since the age of 7 weeks gestation.
As reported previously detikHealth, blood tests to check the baby’s gender has proven its accuracy in a study. Of the 201 pregnant women examined, nearly 100 percent of babies with the same sex dengna blood test results.
Recently, the research of Dr. Diana Bianchi of Tufts University again proved the accuracy of blood tests. Of the 6500 pregnant women examined, accuracy reached 98.8 percent in pregnant women who eventually gave birth to baby boys and 94.8 percent among women who gave birth to a baby girl.
“The blood test will minimize invasive procedures that have been done to detect certain genetic conditions,” said Dr. Bianchi was quoted as saying by Reuters on Wednesday (10/08/2011).
Genetic condition which meant Dr. Bianchi include hemophilia, which is generally more common in male fetuses. Because female fetuses are relatively safer, blood tests could prevent pregnant women from the examination of hemophilia unnecessary because the risk of triggering a miscarriage.
But because it can detect the sex of the baby in the womb is a very young age, this method can also trigger a tendency to be picky baby’s sex. If sex is not as expected, it is feared there are mothers who abort abortion.
“If there are parents who are picky about the sex of the baby then abortion on the grounds, then it would be a problem. Remember, gender is not a disease,” said Dr. Mary Rosser, an obstetrician from the Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
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