Could an Amnio Be Wrong About Gender?
QUESTION
Dear Ms Ultrasound,
I had a 20 week level 2 u/s last week. The doctor just called and said the u/s could not conclusively show that my baby is a girl. The amnio came back girl; but the doctor said that the u/s technician said she saw something. What could she have seen? And have you ever heard of an amnio being wrong?
Thanks for helping,
Maria
ANSWER
Hi Maria,
Go with the amnio! I'm not sure of the accuracy percentage of an amnio, but I think it is in the high 90th percentile. A sonographer can be wrong in many, many cases. In my experience I've never known an amnio to be wrong.
-- Jane, RDMS
Jane Foley
Jane Foley has worked as a Sonographer (Ultrasound Technologist) since 1979. Jane has lived and worked in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. She is a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or RDMS. She pulls a wealth of information from her experience in the field of Radiology and her interactions with such a broad cross-section of cultures she has visited. She now makes her home on the island of Maui with her English husband, Michael.
