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State attorney general investigates Baby Gender Mentor retailer for consumer fraud

Published Monday, October 10, 2005 7:44 AM
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 and also whether or not there have been any consumer fraud laws broken.
Illinois attorney general spokesperson on NPR

One Florida couple were told by Acu-Gen to expect a boy, but learned by amniocentesis that their baby is a girl. The father-to-be was upset when the result was explained as a "vanishing twin" -- even though a previous ultrasound had ruled out twins -- and said it was like being told "you had a baby conceived and it died... I thought that that was very distressing for them to present it in that way".

NPR reporter Nell Boyce also reveals that complaints about the test have been filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Comments

# Candice Beecher said on Friday, October 14, 2005 9:54 AM

I recently took the test and wew were told we were expecting a girl. A recent ultrasound unmistakably told us we are expecting a boy! This test is a fraud!

# April said on Monday, October 17, 2005 9:04 AM

I also took the Baby Gender Mentor test and was told I'm having a girl. Myultrasound undeniably shows I am carrying a boy. This is my first child and already I have been through an emotional rollercoaster. I am planning on getting my 200% refund, but I really think this company needs to be checked out.
April

# T. Kinney said on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:28 PM

I had an ultrasound done at 19 weeks and was told I was having a girl. I felt like I was having another boy so I took the DNA test. It came back saying I was going to have a baby boy. I had a second ultrasound done and my doctor says it is without a doubt a girl. I called Acu-gene lab and told them the story. They said they double checked and it was a baby boy. Well, I find out in nine days when my doc. does the C-section.

# Shonda said on Monday, November 07, 2005 8:16 PM

I also took the Gender Mentor test at 7 weeks. Acu-Gen confirmed that I was having a boy. I just had my 20-week sonogram and was told that my sonogram unmistakeably shows that I am having a girl. Acu-Gen claims the presence of Y chromosome could be due to a previous miscarriage but there has not been one in my medical history to our knowledge. I feel that Acu-gen does not present all the facts to the consumer nor do they represent a true accuracy rating for their test. They say claim that to date they have never been incorrect but obviously that is not truthful based on the testimonials I have read on the internet and the fact that a class-action lawsuit is presently being pursued.

# Janah said on Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:26 PM

My husband and I took this test at 8 weeks gestation. Our blood test results arrived via fedex on a monday morning at 9:21 am-we recieved an email stating we were having a another baby boy at 11:32 am that SAME DAY! How is this possible? Unless the AcuGen lab is located INSIDE a Fed Ex plane....yeah right!
Janah U. from Fla.

# Gender Selection News said on Friday, January 13, 2006 6:38 PM


No, you're not accidently reading "The Onion" by mistake, this really happened.
Baby Gender Mentor...

# Molly said on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:24 PM

Wow! This story is just like mine. BGM, or rather Acu-Gen told me I was having a girl and then they e-mailed me back and told me my test had changed and now I was having twins, a boy and a girl. I just took the test over today. I am SO sure that after they do my second blood test it will be a twin horror story about how one of them vanished. I've had 3 ultrasounds and they all came back with one baby. Thank goodness a state is willing to step up for the right of it's citizens.

# Gender Selection News said on Friday, February 17, 2006 10:29 PM


No, you're not accidently reading "The Onion" by mistake, this really happened.
Baby Gender Mentor...