USE OF FEMALE MAMMAL'S URINE FOR DETERMINATION OF FETAL GENDER RELATED CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method for determining the gender of a fetus by assaying the sex hormones. The method can be used to determine fetal gender at any time point during the entire pregnancy. The methods of the present disclosure also provide for a means for pre-conception offspring gender planning by assaying the sex hormones. The sex hormone profiles correlates with the gender specific compatibility of the ovum being released during a particular menstrual cycle. Therefore, assaying aforementioned parameters from a non-pregnant female's urine will help a couple or an animal breeder have an offspring of a desired gender.