How to test the gender of a baby during early pregnancy

The entire process of pregnancy may be accompanied by speculation about whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Although some parents do not care whether the baby is a boy or a girl, they are still obsessed with this issue. So, what are the ways to detect the baby's gender in early pregnancy? Today I will introduce several categories to you.

How to test the gender of a baby during early pregnancy

At present, the development of medicine is very rapid. The methods used in medicine to test the gender of the fetus mainly include amniocentesis, blood test and ultrasound (B-ultrasound), etc., but unless it is necessary for medical treatment, the doctor will not tell the parents the gender of the fetus.

1. Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is mainly used to perform service tests on patients with Down syndrome. It can also test whether the sex chromosomes of the fetus are normal. The best time to test is around 16-20 weeks of pregnancy. In addition, pregnant mothers should be reminded that amniocentesis is a traumatic test and there is a certain degree of risk of miscarriage. If parents do not have necessary reasons, it is recommended not to use this method of testing.

2. DNA blood test

The DNA blood test predicts the gender of the fetus by analyzing part of the fetus's DNA in the pregnant woman's blood. It is a quick and safe method. And as the fetus grows, the concentration of fetal DNA in the mother's body will become higher and higher, especially reaching the maximum after 2 months of pregnancy, and the success rate of DNA blood testing will reach 98%.

Therefore, this type of test is best performed when the pregnant woman is about 2 months pregnant. The risk and risk are almost zero. It is a relatively safe method that is often chosen and recognized. Since mainland China does not allow testing for fetal gender identification, the blood test (sending pregnant women's blood for fetal gender identification) projects in Hong Kong and other places are very popular among mainland pregnant women.

3. Ultrasound (B-ultrasound)

B-ultrasound is mainly for doctors to predict and analyze the gender of the fetus based on the sound wave frequency scanner. The scanning of this kind of sound wave frequency requires professional observation and identification of the equipment and the doctor. After 16 weeks of pregnancy, ultrasound can be used to check whether the fetus's physical development is healthy.

Although the differences between male and female reproductive organs on B-ultrasound images are quite obvious, there are still some unclear situations. Doing B-ultrasound at the right time does not have a big impact on the fetus, so B-ultrasound is widely used. However, according to reports, the accuracy of ultrasound in detecting the gender of a fetus is higher for males than for females, but there is also a certain degree of detection bias.

The above are the three ways to test whether the baby is a boy or a girl that I will introduce to you today. The above three methods are medically scientific identification methods. However, due to medical reasons, doctors are prohibited from revealing the baby's gender without authorization, so folk customs also have many small ways to deal with this issue, such as observing the fetal heart rate, alcohol testing and so on.