Many parents want to know in advance the gender of their expected child. Some medical procedures that allow this to be determined can be performed as early as the ninth week of pregnancy. These include ultrasound and some other methods.
Instructions
Step 1
Schedule an ultrasound scan at a hospital near you. Ultrasound is the most common method used to determine the gender of an unborn baby. During the procedure, your doctor will run a small device over your abdomen. Its sound waves, passing through the walls of the uterus, allow you to see a picture of the fetus. The specialist then analyzes the image to determine the child's primary sexual characteristics. An ultrasound is usually performed between the 18th and 24th weeks of pregnancy. At this time, the procedure will give the most accurate result.
Step 2
Remember that you can use amniocentesis to determine the sex of your baby. This procedure is usually performed from the 9th to the 18th week of pregnancy for women over 35 years old. Amniocentesis is not only very accurate in determining the sex of a child, but it is also a genetic test that is commonly used to detect birth defects or inherited diseases. If you have been ordered to undergo amniocentesis as part of genetic testing, you can ask the doctor to analyze the sex of the baby as well.
Step 3
Talk with your healthcare provider about a chorionic biopsy. This test can be performed between the 8th and 11th weeks of pregnancy to determine the sex of the baby and is generally only used on pregnant women who are at high risk for chromosomal abnormalities. During the test, the cons of both procedures.
