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Tweeks23
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Odds of Verifi being wrong for sex?
Tweeks23
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I had my Verifi test done and everything came back great. We also found out that we are having a third boy. I could swear up and down this baby was a girl. So I called my best friend to share the news and she tells me that three people she knew had false results with the sex of their baby with Verifi. All three of them were told boy and ended up with girls. Come to find out, they said that if you have had a previous boy (which all three did) that the the "Y" chromosome can linger and get picked up. Has this happened with anyone here?
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Re: Odds of Verifi being wrong for sex?
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
The test checks for chromosomal disorders along with fetal sex.
Oh I see... I see no mention of any disorders testing positive. So I am really happy to hear that OP!
As far as the accuracy of sex being correct I don't know, but honestly, if it's "wrong" about the sex of your baby then I don't see the harm? I mean, you get a whole, healthy baby with no genetic disorders. I call that a score!
I've read from others' experiences that it's mostly accurate. There is that 1%. Just remember even if that result is "wrong" you still get the best prize ever!
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
Changed you story, huh? This was you original one.
"I have three friends who have had the genetic screening done at or around the 13 week mark and they all found out the sex of their baby through the blood part of the test. They were all accurate at the u/s a few weeks later. Did any of you find out the sex that way? "
Actually, floating DNA from the child is exactly what happens. The NIPTs work by isolating floating cell-free DNA in the mother's blood stream to check for chromosomal abnormalities. And there's growing evidence that DNA fragments from children remain in the mother's body. See this article from Scientific American (and maybe consider an apology): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=scientists-discover-childrens-cells-living-in-mothers-brain
Yes this is how they test for the chromosomes, sorry if I was unclear and misspoke.
2) Yes, EVERYONE is entitled to their feelings. Including the people who think the OP is acting like an asshat.
3) Aren't you being just as obnoxious & close-minded telling us how we are supposed to feel/respond?
Oh.
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
There was a woman on PAIF who was given the wrong results.
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
Sure, but if it picked up a Y chromosome then that means that there was sufficient fetal DNA to run the test. 95% with a girl reading, if these are the numbers for accuracy, but the test isn't going to invent Y chromosomes. They're there or they aren't.
And in OP's case they found a Y chromosome so she's having a boy.
Bevo's response:No, what I read said that in 5 percent of the cases they say "boy" when it is a girl. The statistic was a little lower in girls...I think it was more akin to 98 percent accurate for girls. My np sister in law actually didn't even think it was worth paying for the test at all if you were getting it just to learn the sex because by the time it is actually highly accurate, you can tell by ultrasound. We got it for free at the place we went to, but I am not painting the nursery yet.
There are medical studies that show fetal dna can actually hang around for a very long time. There have been reported cases of women having y chromosomes decades later. There is also a lot of research in the alzheimers arena on this...if you really want to get into the medical research on the subject, that is the area of medicine where there is a lot of research.
Not saying that is what is going on with OP, though. Odds are OP is having a boy. I think if I were in OP's shoes, I would accept the fact she is having a boy because the odds are that she is.
Edit: try to fix quotes. Added proviso.
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
:-S