Sex Determination
One of the first questions of well-meaning friends and family to a pregnant lady is: Is it a boy or a girl? - LOLWOT
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9 Historical Methods for Determining the Sex of an Unborn Baby
Are you pregnant? Do you like eating poultry and venison, and talking about jousting and knight stuff? Well, then you’re obviously carrying a boy. Like dancing and music? It’s a girl.
Sure, it’s not the most scientific of determinations, but for women living in a world before ultrasounds, there was no way to tell just what or who or how many were in there. Modern technology has made a window into a place which, for hundreds of thousands of years, only speculation illuminated.
So, if you don’t have the benefit of that window (which, by the way, isn’t always clear), how did you tell whether you were carrying a boy or a girl? And perhaps even more important, could you choose which?
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Resources
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Gender-Reveal Backlash
The psychology behind a controversial trend.
Why gender reveal parties have been so widely embraced — and reviled
Thoroughly modern ultrasound technology — and social media demands — led to the rise of deeply retro gender reveal parties.
5 Old Wives’ Tales for Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex without an Ultrasound
The majority of couples find out what their baby’s gender is when that 2nd trimester ultrasound rolls around. But over the years, multiple methods and theories have developed in determining the sex of a child. After all, ultrasounds to determine baby’s gender didn’t become standard until the late 80s!
Blood Test Can Tell Fetus's Sex at Just 7 Weeks
A simple blood test can determine a baby's gender as early as seven weeks into pregnancy, a new study says — far earlier and far less invasive than other options. The test could conceivably help parents who are worried about gender-related diseases, but it could also allow people to wade into the morally murky waters of sex selection.
Facts and Myths About Predicting the Sex of Your Baby
Determining the sex of your unborn baby can be detected through ultrasound (routine or diagnostic), or genetic testing (Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), cell free DNA tests, or amniocentesis). There are ways of predicting the sex of your baby that are not as accurate, and should not be used for diagnostic purposes, but are fun never-the-less.
If You Really, Really Wanted a Girl ...
THIS month brought news that could alter the landscape of American pregnancy. Tests using DNA to determine a fetus’s sex were shown to be remarkably accurate, able to tell with 95 percent certainty as early as seven weeks into pregnancy, if a woman is carrying a boy or girl. The tests, which detect the fetus’s DNA in a mother’s blood or urine, are available in drugstores and online, and reports about their accuracy are likely to increase their popularity.
Is there a reliable way to tell my unborn baby's sex?
The truth is that the only effective ways of identifying the sex of your baby during pregnancy are ultrasound scanning, amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Although most women have an ultrasound scan at some stage of their pregnancies now, amniocentesis and CVS will only be offered if there is a medical need.
I’m XY and I Know It”: Sex Determination Systems 101
Let’s talk about sex. Seriously. Not intercourse, though – more about how genetic sex is programmed during development.
Monday’s medical myth: you can control the sex of your baby
Despite most parents ultimately just wishing for a healthy baby, there are many cultural and social factors that can drive the desire for a baby of a particular sex.
Sex Determination: Why So Many Ways of Doing It?
Sexual reproduction is an ancient feature of life on earth, and the familiar X and Y chromosomes in humans and other model species have led to the impression that sex determination mechanisms are old and conserved. In fact, males and females are determined by diverse mechanisms that evolve rapidly in many taxa.
Would you want to find out the sex of your unborn child?
Joanne O'Connor would prefer to keep 'this last little pocket of mystery' while Imogen Carter is firmly in the want-to-know camp.
9 Historical Methods for Determining the Sex of an Unborn Baby
Are you pregnant? Do you like eating poultry and venison, and talking about jousting and knight stuff? Well, then you’re obviously carrying a boy. Like dancing and music? It’s a girl. Sure, it’s not the most scientific of determinations, but for women living in a world before ultrasounds, there was no way to tell just what or who or how many were in there.
10 ways to predict your baby's sex
For many expectant parents, the idea of waiting the full nine months before discovering the sex of their baby is not something they want to do.
15 Ways To Determine An Unborn Baby’s Gender Before A Doctor Can
One of the first questions of well-meaning friends and family to a pregnant lady is: “Is it a boy or a girl?” The gender of a baby is an interesting topic for everyone, and some even make a betting game out of it. In truth, no one can never find out until the 20th week through an ultrasound scan (even then, it isn’t 100% guaranteed). Some parents choose to wait until the baby is born to find out.
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