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• Acu-Gen balks at giving refunds for birth certificates showing Baby Gender Mentor was wrong

  Dozens of mothers who have complained that their Baby Gender Mentor results are incorrect according to ultrasound, CVS or amnio have been told by Acu-Gen's C.N. Wang to "reserve judgment" until the baby is born. Sherry Bonelli, online retailer of the... Posted Dec 29 2005, 09:38 PM by Maureen with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Acu-Gen reports chromosomal abnormalities to pregnant mothers who paid for gender test

  Some mothers who paid for the Baby Gender Mentor at-home blood test, which claims to detect an unborn baby's gender just 5 weeks into pregnancy, have gotten a lot more than they bargained for. Pregnant mom Erin Rivera just thought it would be fun to tell... Posted Oct 31 2005, 10:22 AM by Maureen with | with no comments Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Baby Gender Mentor now for sale in Europe

  Scotland's colorful newspaper The Sunday Mail reports that Acu-Gen is now "targeting Scotland" with sales of Baby Gender Mentor, an at-home fetal sex test kit. Previously, numerous news articles about Baby Gender Mentor raised concerns about the test... Posted Oct 22 2005, 10:29 PM by Maureen with | with no comments Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Doctors are skeptical about Baby Gender Mentor, says Newsweek

  Doctors are skeptical about the claims of Baby Gender Mentor to predict a baby's gender just 5 weeks into pregnancy with 99.9% accuracy, because no evidence has been presented by the company to back up the claim. When asked about the details of the 14... Posted Oct 18 2005, 08:39 AM by Maureen with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• St. Louis newspaper reports Baby Gender Mentor investigation by Illinois law enforcement

  An investigation into the sales of Baby Gender Mentor, an at-home DNA test to reveal an unborn baby's gender, is in the preliminary stage, according to the Illinois attorney general. The attorney general's office has not received complaints about the... Posted Oct 13 2005, 03:31 PM by Maureen with | with no comments Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• State attorney general investigates Baby Gender Mentor retailer for consumer fraud

  The Illinois state attorney general has opened an investigation into sales of the Baby Gender Mentor prenatal DNA gender test by PregnancyStore.com. Our office will be trying to gather information about the role of the company in the sale of the product... Posted Oct 10 2005, 07:44 AM by Maureen with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Attorneys investigate potential case against Acu-Gen

  If you're unhappy with your experience with the Acu-Gen Baby Gender Mentor, a law firm in Portland, Oregon is ready to profit from your misfortune. However, purchasers of Baby Gender Mentor agree to this statement when buying: You must understand and... Posted Oct 03 2005, 11:01 PM by Maureen with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Ethics and science blogger comments on Baby Gender Mentor

  Do you [Acu-Gen] know that your test is accurate or don't you? (And by "know" I don't mean "know in your heart of hearts" so much as "know from the results of well-designed and well-conducted scientific studies with sufficiently large sample size that... Posted Sep 30 2005, 04:55 PM by Maureen with | with no comments Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• NPR and The Boston Globe want to hear about your Acu-Gen or PregnancyStore.com experience

  Due to response to yesterday's story on NPR, reporter Nell Boyce is asking to hear from those who have had an experience with Acu-Gen or PregnancyStore.com. (Click the "Email Us Your Story" link on this page.) NPR Baby Gender Mentor story The Boston Globe... Posted Sep 30 2005, 07:58 AM by Maureen with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• NPR Radio investigates Baby Gender Mentor accuracy claims

  NPR's "Morning Edition" today features an extensive discussion about Baby Gender Mentor's accuracy claims. Two mothers who have posted here about their results are interviewed: Danielle, a mother who was told by Acu-Gen to expect her third boy but who... Posted Sep 29 2005, 08:05 AM by Maureen with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Canada's largest news magazine questions Baby Gender Mentor accuracy

  Concerns about the accuracy of Baby Gender Mentor, a test claiming to reveal an unborn baby's gender with virtually perfect accuracy just 5 weeks into pregnancy, are raised in this week's issue of Canada's Macleans weekly news magazine. The test's accuracy... Posted Sep 27 2005, 09:33 AM by Maureen with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• The Baby Gender Mentor Double-Money-Back Guarantee

  Just what ARE the conditions to the 200% money back guarantee promised by Baby Gender Mentor if your test does in fact turn out to be inaccurate? That's the question on several pregnancy boards this week, as more women report having repeated ultrasounds... Posted Sep 22 2005, 10:29 AM by Maureen with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Danielle's 4th ultrasound: GIRL

  Four ultrasounds say girl, but two Baby Gender Mentor tests say boy. Will Danielle be bringing home a Christmas baby in pink or blue? See Danielle's blog for her latest update and ultrasound pictures. Posted Sep 13 2005, 08:35 AM by Maureen with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• PregnancyStore president comments on Baby Gender Mentor post

  Sherry Bonelli of PregnancyStore.com, retailer of Acu-Gen's Baby Gender Mentor, has posted a comment to my article comparing Baby Gender Mentor with ultrasound results , and raised some questions I'd like to address. What are Maureen's "hidden agenda... Posted Sep 11 2005, 10:40 AM by Maureen with Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders

• Danielle's experience with Baby Gender Mentor

  Danielle is a mother of two boys, and is expecting her third child in December. After seeing the Baby Gender Mentor on the Today Show, Danielle was excited to learn she could find out her baby's gender right away, without having to wait another 10 weeks... Posted Sep 02 2005, 09:00 AM by Maureen with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Gender Determination, Gender Venders