Antenatal prediction of sex.
Current recommendations suggest that prospective parents be informed of the fetal sex following an amniocentesis--if the parents express a desire for that information. Genotype does not in all cases accurately predict the appropriate sex of rearing. A case is discussed involving an infant with ambiguous genitalia who prior to birth had been designated a male, based on genotype obtained following amniocentesis. Caution is urged in predicting sex antenatally.
D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis