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Re: Can you tell?

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:07:28 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Adam wrote: >
>We recently had a level 2 ultrasound at 21 weeks to rule out recessive
>polycystic kidney disease. The U/S was able to give our child a clean
>bill of health. We were also able to see that we are going to have a
>boy. My wife and I both saw what we thought was a penis from a side
>angle and we have a picture. The tech saidthat she wasn't allowed to
>say 100% but she said that it was a boy. My question is how accurate
>would a level 2 U/S be at 21 weeks in determining the gender? I read in
>an earlier posting that a loop of umbellical cord could resemble a
>penis. How likely is that to be the case in a targeted U/S? I have our
>U/S pics
>posted on the web if anyone would care to take a peek and give me their
>opinion. I would greatly appreciate it as both my wife and myself are
>extremely excited about the prospect of having a boy. You can see the
>pics here:
>
>http://homepages.infoseek.com/~cliffjumper/camden.html

Looks like a boy to me, but I have been wrong before, and I would keep the receipts for all those blue things just in case. An u/s is only as accurate as the views that you see, just like looking at any other video. Usually you can see, sometimes you can't. A loop of umbilical cord can make you think you are seeing a boy when actually you are looking at a girl. Good luck!

-- William D. McIntosh, MD Clarksville, TN

This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation and examination by your physician or other health care provider.

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