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How Can Paternity Of A Child Be Confirmed?
Ok so im currently 3 months pregnant and im hoping my first love is the father.. I know he is but I get scared thinking about it.. Because when me n my first love was on bad turns I made a mistake and had sex with another guy on July 8th .. We used protection both times.. Then July 14th I had un protected sex with my first love.. The internet said the 14th of July was my most fertile day.. 13Th to the 17th it said I was fertile and i had sex with my first love the 14th n 16th.. And found out I was pregnant at the end of that month... The problem is ok this may sound complicated Just bare with me... My first loves mom had ALL boy.. And her grandkids are ALL girls... My first love uncle on his mom side had ALL boys.. N his grandkids are ALL girl.. but im having a boy.. Which turns heads because my first love first cousins had all girls n his brother had all girls.. Except me.. Im the misfit because im having a boy which got me thinking could this even be his...
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
Hi,
Father of the child can be determined by DNA fingerprinting through a paternity test after the baby is born.
In case you want to know during pregnancy, it can be tested by an invasive procedure in amniotic fluid and chorionic villi samples. The invasive procedure carries a certain amount of risk for both fetus and mother and hence it can be done safely after the child is born.
It is impossible to determine who could be the father by calculations as the exact date and time of ovulation would vary, and it is difficult to predict when fertilization and implantation have taken place.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ashakiran S, General & Family Physician
Father of the child can be determined by DNA fingerprinting through a paternity test after the baby is born.
In case you want to know during pregnancy, it can be tested by an invasive procedure in amniotic fluid and chorionic villi samples. The invasive procedure carries a certain amount of risk for both fetus and mother and hence it can be done safely after the child is born.
It is impossible to determine who could be the father by calculations as the exact date and time of ovulation would vary, and it is difficult to predict when fertilization and implantation have taken place.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ashakiran S, General & Family Physician
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