Re: Ultrasound to determine gender

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I don't HAVE to know early, I was just wondering when the best time was to know because we have to pay for it ourselves. That is the reason I was asking the question.

Thank you for responding.

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Amy

At Mon, 2 Apr 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>I reviewed the last 4500 scans of my practice and we commonly look for fetal
>gender if requested.  From 18 weeks until 34 weeks we had an accuracy rate
>of about 96%.  Before, it can be difficult as it can later.
>I do not have a high-resolution ultrasound so perhaps that is different.
>The real question is why do you have to know so early.  I am extremely suspicious
>of such requests usually because I have husbands leave their wives over
>the sex of the fetus or perform an abortion over the sex of the fetus.
>So, we no longer even look for gender prior to 20 weeks unless there is
>a genetic disorder involved.
>
>Selman I. Welt, M.D.
>Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Shreveport, LA
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>>At Mon,  2 Apr 2001, Amy wrote:
>>>
>>>When is the earliest in a pregnancy when an ultrasound will reliably
>>>predict gender? My OB/GYN office has a new high-resolution ultrasound
>>>machine, at 9 1/2 weeks we could clearly see what was what with the baby
>>>(I have seen some ultrasound pictures where I had no idea what anything
>>>was).  If we want an ultrasound to determine gender, we have to pay for
>>>it ourselves, so I want to make sure we can have a good chance of being
>>>able to tell.  When, in your opinion, is the best time to get this
>>>ultrasound?
>>>
>>>Thank you!
>>>
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>>>
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