[ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet?
Hi all Did anyone else see the article in todays Adelaide Advertiser with information on this? What do you think about it? http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm is the link to the test, and it claims to be 99.9% accurate as early as 5 weeks after conception, using a maternal blood sample which you collect yourself, and then send to a lab. They claim that the y chromosome can be found in the maternal blood if you are having a boy, wouldnt that require some crossing of the maternal and foetal blood? Isnt that what we dont want? Hmmm, not convinced on this one, but someone, please explain! Tania
Re: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet?
Phew, at *only* $275US, wot a bargain for all those who 'just need to know'! I notice that there are no testimonials included along the lines of Its great to know the gender of our baby at 5 weeks, as now we can have an early termination if its not the sex we want (yes Im being super cynical, but I have to wonder if its a big seller in China India). I quote from the site: *I was able to surprise my husband with an early birthday gift this morning when I checked my e-mail and got the results. Surprise!* Finding out the gender of yr baby via email - OMG! I can just hear George Orwell saying smugly I told you so... I have no idea whether the claims are true - Here's how it works: Your baby releases its DNA into your blood plasma. Because DNA between different people is so similar, the only way to distinguish baby DNA from maternal DNA is if the baby is a boy and has a Y chromosome. If the Y chromosome DNA is present in your maternal blood sample, it's a boy; if the Y chromosome DNA is not present, you're having a girl. *200% Money-Back Guarantee!! *go figure! jennifairy Tania Smallwood wrote: Hi all Did anyone else see the article in today’s Adelaide Advertiser with information on this? What do you think about it? http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm is the link to the test, and it claims to be 99.9% accurate as early as 5 weeks after conception, using a maternal blood sample which you collect yourself, and then send to a lab. They claim that the y chromosome can be found in the maternal blood if you are having a boy, wouldn’t that require some crossing of the maternal and foetal blood? Isn’t that what we don’t want? Hmmm, not convinced on this one, but someone, please explain! Tania No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.10/43 - Release Date: 6/07/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.10/43 - Release Date: 6/07/2005 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
RE: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet?
Hmm, had some similar but longwinded thoughts myself Jennifairy, but you put it so succinctly! I note with interest that the Director of Obstetrics Brian Peat, calls it an exciting development, and says This is a novelty use for a technology that could become very important. Also, at the end of the article it talks about the woman pictured being impatient to know the sex of her baby in the week before the birth. Sad isn't it, how just about everything of any value from nature is being turned into pathology... Tania -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
RE: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet?
HI, I originally heard of this concept while still living in Europe and heard that it was actually used and trialed in Hong Kong to not test the sex, but to test for Chromosomal abnormalities, it was by accident that they found Y chromosomes in the blood samples of pregnant women, and then started using it to test for Downs and the likes. Sad that someone honed in on the sex differentiating, what ever happened to good old waiting and being happy with a healthy babe? Just my two bobs worth. Melanie BMid1 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tania Smallwood Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 19:46 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet? Hi all Did anyone else see the article in todays Adelaide Advertiser with information on this? What do you think about it? http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm is the link to the test, and it claims to be 99.9% accurate as early as 5 weeks after conception, using a maternal blood sample which you collect yourself, and then send to a lab. They claim that the y chromosome can be found in the maternal blood if you are having a boy, wouldnt that require some crossing of the maternal and foetal blood? Isnt that what we dont want? Hmmm, not convinced on this one, but someone, please explain! Tania
RE: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet?
I have to agree with you Melanie. This couple: We are excited to tell you we are having a baby boy!!! My wife and I could not be more happy! Thanks to you and all the great people on your team for rushing our order through so quickly... the suspense was killing us! Robert Ann T. - would not have lasted long in the 'olden' days methinks. Cheers Judy --- Melanie Sommeling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI, I originally heard of this concept while still living in Europe and heard that it was actually used and trialed in Hong Kong to not test the sex, but to test for Chromosomal abnormalities, it was by accident that they found Y chromosomes in the blood samples of pregnant women, and then started using it to test for Downs and the likes. Sad that someone honed in on the sex differentiating, what ever happened to good old waiting and being happy with a healthy babe? Just my two bobs worth. Melanie BMid1 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tania Smallwood Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 19:46 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet? Hi all Did anyone else see the article in today's Adelaide Advertiser with information on this? What do you think about it? http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm is the link to the test, and it claims to be 99.9% accurate as early as 5 weeks after conception, using a maternal blood sample which you collect yourself, and then send to a lab. They claim that the y chromosome can be found in the maternal blood if you are having a boy, wouldn't that require some crossing of the maternal and foetal blood? Isn't that what we don't want? Hmmm, not convinced on this one, but someone, please explain! Tania Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
RE: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet?
I can understand the need to know. I was desperate for a girl when pregnant with no. 3. It took ages for me to accept him. I feel that if I had known what sex I was having I could have accepted it during the pregnancy and been ready to welcome my boy. Although I really didn't care with no.4 I lined up for an amino (43yrs and diabetic) mainly to find out the sex. We don't all want to know the sex so we can terminate if it's wrong. No-one wants a sick baby. Not every=one wants a 'surprise' Isn't this part of choice in pregnancy? . -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Melanie SommelingSent: Friday, 8 July 2005 10:13 PMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: RE: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet? HI, I originally heard of this concept while still living in Europe and heard that it was actually used and trialed in Hong Kong to not test the sex, but to test for Chromosomal abnormalities, it was by accident that they found Y chromosomes in the blood samples of pregnant women, and then started using it to test for Downs and the likes. Sad that someone honed in on the sex differentiating, what ever happened to good old waiting and being happy with a healthy babe? Just my two bobs worth. Melanie BMid1 -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tania SmallwoodSent: Friday, 8 July 2005 19:46To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the internet? Hi all Did anyone else see the article in todays Adelaide Advertiser with information on this? What do you think about it? http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm is the link to the test, and it claims to be 99.9% accurate as early as 5 weeks after conception, using a maternal blood sample which you collect yourself, and then send to a lab. They claim that the y chromosome can be found in the maternal blood if you are having a boy, wouldnt that require some crossing of the maternal and foetal blood? Isnt that what we dont want? Hmmm, not convinced on this one, but someone, please explain! Tania
