Jack or Jill test?

 Has anyone ever heard of this test? I'm in Houston and the Center for Medical Genetics here offers it as part of the nucheal scan.  It sounds a lot like TMPOB to me.  They take your blood and fill in 5 circles on a piece of paper.  They send it off and have the results of the gender in 7 days.  It's supposed to be a fetal dna test where they look for fetal dna in the mother's blood.  They claim it is 98% accurate  and my OB says it has only been wrong for one of her patients (out of hundreds).

 

I had it done with DS2 and it was right. I had it done again this time and it said boy again and I was sooooo hoping (and so convinced) it was a girl.  I'm actually hoping someone has heard about this test and maybe even it was wrong for someone.  I don't know how it could be wrong as it was done in a lab and well, I dont' have a Y chromosome and obviously they saw one.  But I'm still hoping.  I have a confirmation u/s in a few weeks. 

 

Nicole

http://www.tellmepinkorblue.com/Gender-Testing-FAQs.php#GeneralQ1

It sounds like the TMPOB (tell me pink or blue) test.  I'm not sure how accurate it is but hopefully some others will chime in and give you hope.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070805091816AAbSLRI

 

Found the forum on this....

http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/130.aspx

You still have hope, I think :)

Haven't heard of this before!

 just bumping

hi did you have to go into the clinic for this test or did you do it at home and send it in? I think if you actually went into the clinic it is likely to be accurate I know of one lady that had a correct result from them and her OB also recommended it. Hope they are wrong for you on this occasion.

 Thanks I went into the clinic.  I'm pretty sure it's right.  My OB said it had only been wrong for one of her patients ever.  So I'm just accepting that this is going to be boy #3! :)

I had it done in Houston at the CMG also when they did my NT scan. It was right for me. My doctor told me it has been right for all of her patients. I also had boy #3. Good news is, they have a very good ultrasound machine and tech and they confirmed the test for me by ultrasound about a week after I got the test results. Didn't have to wonder for long if the test was right or not. Good luck.

 Thanks etopf.  I'm pretty convinced it's right.  I have the confirmation ultrasound the Tuesday before Thanksgiving so not too much longer.  Three boys...I'm in shock! ;-)

 I googled it and only found one other person (who basically said the same thing as OP. When I googled Center for Medical Genetics, it sent me to this website, which talked about their prenatal gender test:

http://www.geneticstesting.com/gendertest/gendertest.htm

 

They don't give any specifics, and say to call for details, but it appears they allow you to do it through the mail? Not sure...