The urine of a mother carrying a male fetus has more testosterone-like hormone than that of female one. The new sample is compared with that of a mixed sample from several women who have either delivered a female baby or confirmed a female fetus through amniocentesis or CVS test. Each sample is tested using two procedures. If it matches with the mixed sample all the times, we become reasonably confident that the fetus is female, and if found different, the fetus is reported to be male.
Yes. We are really excited about this. In fact, we can detect gender as soon as one can get a positive pregnancy test. We have found that samples taken soon after the missed period date have the highest concentration of gender indicating biochemicals.
This affirms that gender related biochemicals start appearing in urine fairly early after conception, which has made it the world's earliest gender test.
It is an unattainable objective. All the samples are being tested by two procedures. None of the procedures is 100% correct but if all of them indicate the same result we become reasonably confident of the outcome.
Since long, we have tried to maintain an average expected accuracy of near 96%, but due to the open nature of the business and mainly due to errors in sample collection process, the observed accuracy is slightly less than that. For best results, it is important to follow directions for sample collection and storage carefully.
Genetically, the gender of the baby is decided right at the time of conception by the presence of X or Y chromosomes. According to our recent work, the biochemical indicators of fetal gender are detectable in urine immediately after conception. That is why we have been able to successfully detect the gender even 4 days before expected missed date due to pregnancy. On the other hand, the CVS test can detect the sex around 11th week, whereas, the physical form is better observed with ultrasound after 20th week. We are specializing in detecting the biochemical difference in early stages with amazingly great accuracy. Now, we have U.S. and International patents pending.
Research has proven that the gender of the fetus can be determined by measuring testosterone from urine between 6th to 10th week of pregnancy.
Following is the abstract of the publication entitled "Determination of fetal sex from maternal testosterone excretion in early pregnancy" by K. Loewit et al., Dtsch. med Wschr. 99 (1974), 1656. The abstract: Serial tests of urinary testosterone excretion in healthy women during early pregnancy (between 6th to 10th wk) open up new possibilities for fetal sex determination. Although single values overlap, average testosterone excretion (2-4 measurements) per case in female offspring was between 0.7 and 7.0 ug/24h, in mothers of male offspring between 7.5 and 15.5 ug/24h.
Normally we assume that our physicians know everything. We have added a new chapter in women's reproductive physiology which new medical students will be prompted to read soon.
At this time, our procedures are proprietary, time consuming and needs expert handling.
It is now possible to develop a home-based gender test strip, similar to a home pregnancy test strip. We are looking for big companies to take it from here as it is beyond our means. Once it's developed, we anticipate that it will be widely available in pharmacies, clinical labs, and hospitals.
No, not at all. There is no reason for a carryover effect of previous gender on current one using our procedure.
Please note that some women mistakably link us with other early gender determination tests which have been observed by many as less accurate than ours. Those companies have issued confusing explanations about their errors and most women think that those were our explanations. We are not affiliated with other gender determination tests, and our technology is completely different. We do not detect any DNA and we test the samples ourselves rather than let women do it. This is the reason for highest accuracy among all known gender tests.
You can order from almost anywhere. We have an arrangement to save samples for a long time for our purposes. We have observed that if sample is preserved with boric acid and bottle is covered with aluminum foil, the sample stays viable for our purposes for many months even in warm weather. Please note that we do not ship test packages to customers with an address in the states of New York, Maryland, China, or India.
If all of them are girls, our tests would indicate GIRL. If at least one of them is boy, our report would be BOY, because the sample would behave different from our female reference.
We are very confident of our report being accurate, as we test a sample several times before providing the final assessment of the result. The expected accuracy for this test is around 95%. Although accuracy is high, errors are still possible. In the case that test results prove to be inaccurate, the Company shall refund the lab fee, excluding shipping & handling costs, and bank charges, without any interest. Customer shall provide valid evidence of inaccuracy of the result supported by copy of birth certificate, or other gender test reports. We usually retest the remaining urine sample with us. It is mutually agreed that the total liability of the Company in reference to this test service, report, and this agreement, is limited to the amount of actual lab fee paid by the Customer, excluding shipping & handling costs and bank charges.
The pregnancy must be confirmed at home using commercially available packages before ordering this test. We do not perform pregnancy tests on samples sent to us.
There are several ways to order:
1) By calling direct 1-313-574-7500 in USA or our toll free number 1-877-HE-OR-SHE ( 1-877-436-7743). We will need your address and credit card number.
2) Through our web site www.urobiologics.com. by making secure payment on line using any credit card (NO e-check, as it will not go through). Click here to place an order.
Please refer to the order page for the cost of the test.
NOTE: This fee includes the test service fee, bank charges, and shipping & handling costs. Fees can be paid by: a) charge cards through this site or by phone, b) by local or international money orders. Personal checks and e-checks are not accepted. US customers may send local money orders, whereas the customers from Canada, UK, and other countries may get an international money order for applicable fee from any bank or post office, payable to Urobiologics LLC in US dollars. Customers can pay the fee in two installments. Please do not send cash, as we are not responsible for any lost payment.
Upon receiving the order, we will mail a package to you containing an empty urine sample collection tube and a mailing envelop to send it back.