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How Soon Into A Pregnancy Can A DNA Test Be Taken To Determine Paternity?
Hi my daughter last menstrual cycle was September 16. I would like to know how many weeks she has pregnant. The pregnancy test came out positive. Also, I would like to know how many weeks of pregnancy she has to have to make an ADN test. She is a teenager and her boyfriend said that is not his. I want to know
Wed, 18 Dec 2013
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Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Based on the LMP ( last menstrual period ) of September 16, she would be 13 weeks pregnant on 16th of December.
The earliest test involving DNA paternity, can be done as early as 10 - 12 weeks.
This involves chorionic villus sampling.
AMniocentesis can be done from 16 - 18 weeks.
Postnatal tests also can be done, these have the advantage of being non invasive.
The antenatal ones are invasive.
All the best.
Take care.
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Based on the LMP ( last menstrual period ) of September 16, she would be 13 weeks pregnant on 16th of December.
The earliest test involving DNA paternity, can be done as early as 10 - 12 weeks.
This involves chorionic villus sampling.
AMniocentesis can be done from 16 - 18 weeks.
Postnatal tests also can be done, these have the advantage of being non invasive.
The antenatal ones are invasive.
All the best.
Take care.
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