Navigation Links
Maternal Blood Test Can Determine Sex of Fetus at 7 Weeks
Date:8/9/2011

By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A simple blood test from mom can spot the sex of a fetus as early as seven weeks into a pregnancy, researchers report.

Because it is noninvasive, the test doesn't carry the same risks, such as miscarriage, as other methods for determining gender.

According to the U.S. research team, the test works by scouring free-floating DNA in the mother's blood, looking for "Y" or male chromosomes. If no Y chromosomes are detected, the fetus is presumed to be a girl.

Although the test does predict "boy" or "girl" with great accuracy, it was not created for this purpose but to detect certain medical conditions instead, the team note.

Still, "there is no reason why it couldn't be [used to determine fetal gender] - the technology is widely available and the test does not require specialized software or the like," said Dr. Diana W. Bianchi, senior author of a paper appearing in the Aug. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

But, she stressed that the screen was developed to spot certain sex-linked medical conditions early in gestation. "The major implications of this study are for three different groups of conditions, two of which are genetic conditions," Bianchi said.

The first of these would be X-linked or sex-linked conditions such as hemophilia, which usually affects boys.

If a woman knows, either because she has a brother or previous child with hemophilia, that she is at risk for having a baby with hemophilia, she would normally undergo invasive genetic testing, Bianchi explained.

That would mean either amniocentesis -- drawing amniotic fluid directly out of the womb -- or chorionic villus sampling, which involves taking tissue directly out of the placenta. Both carry a "small but real" risk of miscarriage, said Bianchi, who is executive director of the Mother Infant Research Institute at
'/>"/>

Copyright©2010 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. NICHD renews maternal-fetal medicine, neonatal ties with Women & Infants
2. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine commends FDA on makena announcement
3. Online map of maternal health to inform world leaders
4. Citywide smoking ban contributes to significant decrease in maternal smoking, pre-term births
5. International AIDS Society emphasizes universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care as a prerequisite for improving maternal and child health
6. Closing the science-to-policy gap in maternal and child health in Africa
7. Country action is needed for maternal and child health in Africa
8. Full reproductive and sexual health rights essential for maternal health goals
9. ADHD linked to low maternal education, lone parents and welfare benefits
10. Regional differences in C-section rate not a result of maternal request: UBC study
11. PeriGen Knowledge Summit to Address Issues in Maternal Healthcare
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Maternal Blood Test Can Determine Sex of Fetus at 7 Weeks 
(Date:5/22/2013)... 22, 2013 Officials with Alliance Commercial ... cicada services are now in full effect due to ... cicada cycle emerges. , “The cicada emerges in ... they will emerge, so we’re now offering services to ... protected during the invasion,” said R. Brett Madden, Esq., ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... 2013 Abadir Associates, a Westchester County ... optimal results, is offering a new technique designed to ... The practice has successfully treated multiple patients over the ... approach is for women who want to do everything ... Dr. Michelle Abadir of Abadir Associates. “It allows ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... News) -- Use of the antidepressant Lexapro appears ... condition, a new study finds. The ... myocardial ischemia." Although people with this condition may ... not receiving adequate blood supply, according to researchers ... N.C. However, the researchers found that people ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... New research from Brigham and Women,s Hospital (BWH) ... an uncommon but deadly lung disease, may be effective ... These findings will be presented at the American Thoracic ... New England Journal of Medicine on May ... print edition., "While this variant of the MUC5B gene ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... The PreDiabetes Center of King of ... Philadelphia Tour de Cure, a premier cycling event that brings ... stopping the spread of diabetes , a chronic disease ... Tour de Cure will take place Saturday, June 1 at ... 30 minutes outside of Philadelphia, between the hours of 7:30 ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Alliance Commercial Pest Control, Inc. Now Offering Cicada Protection Services 2Health News:Westchester Dermatologist Abadir Associates Offers New Neck Lift Surgery Alternative 2Health News:Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study 2Health News:Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study 3Health News:Genetic marker associated with risk for pulmonary fibrosis 2Health News:PreDiabetes Centers to Appear at the Philadelphia Tour de Cure 2Health News:PreDiabetes Centers to Appear at the Philadelphia Tour de Cure 3
... , Forum for People ... between employee satisfaction and patient care quality , ... health care industry invests hundreds of billions of dollars each year ... population, its most important investment should be in its people, according ...
... FileTrail ... to create a complete end-to-end, RFID-enabled solution for item management, tracking, and printing. ... San Jose, CA ... management software and RFID technology, announced an alliance with Lexmark International, Inc. to create ...
... , , , , ... to focus ever more narrowly on its core activities, IT outsourcing ... access to ,best in class, processes and cost predictability. In healthcare, ... sizes with access to the kinds of IT systems and expertise ...
... , , , BOULDER, ... Center -- We (The Organic Center) strongly refute the claim made by ... organic food are ,not important., Left unchallenged, the U.K. team,s study ... and health benefits of organic food. Among the multiple missteps in ...
... , , , , ... Anderson, S.C., and Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) have executed an Affiliation ... Executives in attendance included CHS President and Chief Operating Officer ... Executive Officer John Miller. , , ...
... residences, review finds , WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) ... facilities, say Canadian researchers who reviewed the results of ... found that non-profit nursing homes provided significantly better quality ... better care. The remaining studies had mixed results. Most ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Happy Employees Lead to Healthier Patients 2Health News:Happy Employees Lead to Healthier Patients 3Health News:FileTrail Joins With Lexmark To Offer End-to-End RFID-Enabled Item Management, Tracking, and Printing Solutions 2Health News:FileTrail Joins With Lexmark To Offer End-to-End RFID-Enabled Item Management, Tracking, and Printing Solutions 3Health News:FileTrail Joins With Lexmark To Offer End-to-End RFID-Enabled Item Management, Tracking, and Printing Solutions 4Health News:Outsourcing of IT Requirements by Healthcare Organisations Promotes All-Round Benefits, Says Frost & Sullivan 2Health News:Outsourcing of IT Requirements by Healthcare Organisations Promotes All-Round Benefits, Says Frost & Sullivan 3Health News:Outsourcing of IT Requirements by Healthcare Organisations Promotes All-Round Benefits, Says Frost & Sullivan 4Health News:The Organic Center Refutes Misleading Nutritional Claims Made by United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Agency Report on Health Value of Organic Foods 2Health News:South Carolina-Based AnMed Health Selects CHS for Affiliation Agreement 2Health News:South Carolina-Based AnMed Health Selects CHS for Affiliation Agreement 3Health News:Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes Fare Better in Studies 2
(Date:5/22/2013)... , May 22, 2013  Healthcare providers ... enterprise content management (ECM) solution, for ... Information System .  These organizations identified enterprise ... and will use OnBase to optimize their ... (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090130/65710LOGO  ) ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... 2013  Modern Medical announced today the nationwide ... November 2012 in a test phase, ODM is ... the rising opioid abuse in the workers, compensation ... to protect employees, physicians and employers by reducing ... to provide pain relief for the injured worker.  ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... PRINCETON, New Jersey , 22. Mai ... Unternehmen für Fähigkeitsentwicklung und Beratung, gab heute ... Chris Geraghty , zum ... als 20 Jahre im Industriebereich wo er ... die Nachfolge von Ray Baxter an, der ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Three New Health Systems Integrate Hyland Software's OnBase with Meditech Hospital Information System 2Three New Health Systems Integrate Hyland Software's OnBase with Meditech Hospital Information System 3Modern Medical Introduces Opioid Abuse Solution to the Workers' Compensation Industry 2Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. befördert Chris Geraghty zum Hauptgeschäftsführer 2Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. befördert Chris Geraghty zum Hauptgeschäftsführer 3
... NEW YORK, Nov. 17 Romeo and Juliette ... laser hair removal center in New York City to own ... a leading developer and manufacturer of laser and light-based aesthetic ... Cynosure,s patented MultiPlex sequencing technology, is a highly versatile laser ...
... , , SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Nov. ... child between the ages of two through 12 are ... this coming winter, according to a survey conducted by ... company pioneering clinical research of natural remedies including Sinupret® ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Romeo and Juliette Laser Hair Removal Is First Center in New York City to Own Cynosure's New Elite MPX(TM) Laser System 2Survey Finds Mothers Take Children's Health Into Their Own Hands 2Survey Finds Mothers Take Children's Health Into Their Own Hands 3Survey Finds Mothers Take Children's Health Into Their Own Hands 4
... system microscope provides surgeons with brighter, crisper, ... are ideal for many minimally invasive spine ... at every point of contact. The first ... surgical microscope allows intuitive user guidance similar ...
Curved left, Hardy Curettes, bayonet, working distance 120 mm, total length 241 mm....
Toothed pituitary rongeur. Straight....
Micro cup pituitary forceps, semi-malleable shafts....
Medicine Products: