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Picture Day

A Guide to Ultrasounds

By Shel Franco

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Paul isn't alone. More and more people are choosing to learn the sex of their babies. Knowing ahead of time allows expectant parents to pick a name and shop appropriately. It also sets up some doctors and sonographers for trouble.

"When I asked why I couldn't know, he told me he had seen two ultrasounds predict the wrong sex," Paul says. "It caused a lot of heartache to everyone involved, and he didn't want to see that again."

Most doctors are not like Paul's; they do not place moratoriums on knowing the sex of a fetus. If you want to know your baby's gender, rest assured, the sonographers aren't just guessing. They will look for specific signs during your ultrasound. "In order to identify a boy, the sonographer has to see the penis and the testicles, which are demonstrated as a domed shaped swelling at the base of the penis," Nazeri explains. "In girls, observing three parallel lines in the genital area often identifies the labia folds."

Once you know, do you dare go out and buy something pink? The accuracy of ultrasounds is always in question, but is the cynicism necessary? Not according to Nazeri. "Today, the majority of ultrasound facilities are often able to identify the baby's sex after the first 16 weeks of pregnancy with a high accuracy rate," she says. "If the baby is in a good position to view his or her genitals, in experienced hands, the success rate of correctly identifying the gender is close to 100 percent any ime after 16 weeks of pregnancy."

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