Prenatal DNA

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Prenatal DNA

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Has anyone had any experience with prenatal DNA testing? They told me I’d have to be at least 8 weeks... and that they do a blood sample from the mother and a swab from the mouth of the alleged father. It either comes back 99% or 0%. Seeing if anyone has had any insight on this.
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Re: Prenatal DNA

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I don't have any personal experience unfortunately.

Is there anything you're particularly concerned about with it? Is it more about safety or reliability or just the thought of doing it etc?
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Re: Prenatal DNA

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It's more about knowing between 2 people and not ruining a relationship with one.
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Re: Prenatal DNA

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Hi rj, I just saw you are discussing this in another thread so I'm just going to leave this one here, so that stuff isn't duplicated.
"In between two tall mountains there's a place they call lonesome.
Don't see why they call it lonesome.
I'm never lonesome when I go there." Connie Converse - Talkin' Like You
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