Many double-crossing women having paternity tests on unborn babies to determine whether to terminate pregnancy (Prenatal Paternity Test)

New Delhi, 22-07-2009: Women, who is having extra marital affairs, are increasingly opting for prenatal paternity tests to find out ‘who’s the father of my child’, so as to terminate babies that happen to be their lovers’. Pankaj Sohaney, the Marketing Director of Eastern Biotech & Life Sciences (www.paternitytestindia.com), offering DNA testing in Middle East & Asia, said that the number of women opting for the prenatal paternity test has increased significantly. It’s becoming very common these days that a women take this test after their husbands have found out about an affair and want to know if they have fathered the child their wife is carrying,” he said. When you need to determine paternity prior to giving birth, pre-natal paternity testing is available, though it will need to be done under the care of a trained physician. Home testing is not available for this kind of paternity testing. Pankaj Sohaney said his company policy is completely against prenatal paternity test and does only on consent from couple; even offer them counselling session, if required. “It’s a very worrying & sad situation, it often ends either in divorce or terminate the pregnancy,” Sohaney said. · Prenatal (before your child’s birth) DNA testing: * Amniocentesis: This test is performed in the second trimester, anywhere from the 14th-20th weeks of pregnancy. During this procedure, the doctor uses ultrasound to guide a thin needle into your uterus, through your abdomen. The needle draws out a small amount of amniotic fluid, which is tested. Risks include a small chance of harming the baby and miscarriage. Other side effects may include cramping, leaking of amniotic fluid, and vaginal bleeding. A doctor’s consent is needed to do this procedure for paternity testing. * Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS): This test consists of a thin needle or tube which a doctor inserts from the vagina, through the cervix, guided by an ultrasound, to obtain chorionic villi. Chorionic villi are little finger-like pieces of tissue attached to the wall of the uterus. The chorionic villi and the fetus come from the same fertilized egg, and have the same genetic makeup. This testing can be done earlier in pregnancy from the 10th-13th weeks. A doctor’s consent is needed to do this procedure for paternity testing. Paternity Test India www.paternitytestindia.com