|
|
Article: GENDER TEST\ NEW HOME TEST TELLS BABY'S SEX IDENTITY AT 5 WEEKS.(Living)
- Article from:
- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Dialog LLC by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Anita Srikameswaran Scripps Howard News Service
A new home test can tell expectant parents whether to go with pink or blue five weeks after conception, before the half-inch long embryo has even developed genitalia.
The Baby Gender Mentor test searches for Y, or male, chromosome DNA in a few drops of the mother's blood. If it's there, she must be carrying a boy. Otherwise, the baby is a girl, explained Sherry Bonelli, chief executive officer of pregnancystore.com.
The online retailer sells kits made by Acu-Gen Biolab, a Lowell, Mass., lab that performs the tests. The necessary blood sample can be collected at home.
Prenatal ...