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Acu-Gen balks at giving refunds for birth certificates showing Baby Gender Mentor was wrong
Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:38 PM
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 Baby Gender Mentor prenatal gender test, maintains that Acu-Gen "stands behind" their 200% money back guarantee...
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Acu-Gen reports chromosomal abnormalities to pregnant mothers who paid for gender test
Monday, October 31, 2005 10:22 AM
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 her husband, who is stationed in Afghanistan, the gender of their third child. Instead of "fun", Erin got...
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Baby Gender Mentor now for sale in Europe
Saturday, October 22, 2005 10:29 PM
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 being used for sex selective abortions in countries with a strong preference for boys, such as India and China...
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Doctors are skeptical about Baby Gender Mentor, says Newsweek
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:39 AM
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-year Acu-Gen trial that predicted the gender of 20,000 babies with 99.9% accuracy, Acu-Gen's president responded...
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St. Louis newspaper reports Baby Gender Mentor investigation by Illinois law enforcement
Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:31 PM
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 test, although complaints have been filed with the FTC. Sherry Bonelli, Baby Gender Mentor's retailer, states...
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State attorney general investigates Baby Gender Mentor retailer for consumer fraud
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...
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Attorneys investigate potential case against Acu-Gen
Monday, October 03, 2005 11:01 PM
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 agree that any liability of Acu-Gen Biolab Inc. and its counselors shall be limited to the purchase price of this...
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Ethics and science blogger comments on Baby Gender Mentor
Friday, September 30, 2005 4:55 PM
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 the results are reliable".) Pressed on whether tests of the accuracy had already been performed (as Bonelli claimed...
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NPR and The Boston Globe want to hear about your Acu-Gen or PregnancyStore.com experience
Friday, September 30, 2005 7:58 AM
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 is also preparing an upcoming story on Baby Gender Mentor: Carey Goldberg, The Boston Globe
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NPR Radio investigates Baby Gender Mentor accuracy claims
Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:05 AM
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 has had numerous ultrasounds showing a girl; and Heather, whose Baby Gender Mentor result was boy/girl twins...
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Canada's largest news magazine questions Baby Gender Mentor accuracy
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:33 AM
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 has been called into question since NBC's popular morning show introduced it to millions. Acu-Gen says the...
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The Baby Gender Mentor Double-Money-Back Guarantee
Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:29 AM
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 that show their baby's gender does not match the Baby Gender Mentor result. The Baby Gender Mentor Web site...
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Danielle's 4th ultrasound: GIRL
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:35 AM
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.
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PregnancyStore president comments on Baby Gender Mentor post
Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:40 AM
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" and "ulterior motives"? My "agenda" is on the top of every page of this Web site: that bit about the "straight...
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Danielle's experience with Baby Gender Mentor
Friday, September 02, 2005 9:00 AM
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 to satisfy her curiosity by ultrasound. You can read about her experience with the Acu-Gen test, and take a...
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