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Re: Determining the sex of you baby

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 21 Feb 1999 20:13:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Susan wrote: >
>In Canada the medical professionals are not allowed to let the parents
>know the gender of their baby from a prenatel ultrasound. One
>ultrasound clinic told me they would at the doctor's written request,
>which he did. During the ultrasound the technican said he could not
>tell me the sex, it would be up to my doctor who would know after
>getting the reports. When the report got to the doctor it stated the
>sex could not be determined, which I have a hard time believing. I
>think my husband & I have a right to know. I am 22 weeks pregnant and
>very upset nobody will tell me the sex of my baby. This is my second
>pregnancy.
>I would really like to know before I have it.
>Can you refer me to anyone in Bellingham, US or do you have any other
>suggestions?
>Thank you.

Ultrasound CANNOT always determine the sex of a baby -- the position of the baby may make it impossible to get a good look between the legs. Sex as determined by ultrasound is not always accurate either; a loop of umbilical cord between the legs has been mistaken for a penis more than once, leaving some poor girls to live in blue rooms with footballs and baseballs on the wallpaper!

Ultrasounds are also not done just to determine sex, unless there is a family history of sex-linked genetic disorders.

My suggestion: wait until the baby is born and the announcement of "It's a..............!!!" If you need an ultrasound later in pregnancy for any medical indication, by all means ask the tech to look for the gender.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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