The IntelliGender Gender Prediction Test is a new cover-the-counter test on the market which claims to predict your baby’s gender with incredible accuracy at an earlier stage than even an ultrasound can detect. This may sound too good to be true, but many women have used the test with accurate results.
I first saw an online advertisement for the test shortly after I became pregnant. I was so excited to be pregnant, I could hardly wait until nearly twenty weeks to find out what I was having. The test had just been put on the shelves at my local Walgreens, and it cost $34.95. I decided that it was worth the money and waited until the very earliest that I could test. I tested on the day that I hit my tenth week of pregnancy, and I got a very clear “boy” result. I was excited to know what I was having, but I still waited until the ultrasound to confirm. At my ultrasound at 18 weeks, the nurse told me it was a boy. I couldn’t believe it. IntelliGender had really worked! Or had it?
The IntelliGender test works by detecting hormones in your urine. When mixed with the chemicals in the test, your urine and the hormones will cause the test sample to turn either orange or green. An orange result is said to indicate that you’re having a girl, while a green result is said to indicate that you’re having a boy. To take the test, you urinate first thing in the morning in the test cup, screw the cap on the test, swirl the test sample around, and wait ten minutes. At ten minutes, you look at the test and see what color the test sample has turned. This is said to predict whether it’s a girl or a boy.
The test makers of IntelliGender have acknowledged that some factors can affect the accuracy of the test, including failing to test with first morning urine, drinking excessive amounts of water within three hours before testing, and having sexual intercourse within 48 hours of taking the test. The test makers also state on their website that the test does not provide accurate results to women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Women who are taking progesterone should not take the test within 10 days of the last dose taken.
IntelliGender also states on its website that it does not recommend making any financial, emotional or family planning decisions based on the results of the test, thus recognizing that the results are not guaranteed to be accurate. The test should not be completely substituted for an ultrasound as a health care provider will be checking for many things besides the baby’s gender.
If you check out reviews on CVS Pharmacy’s or Walgreens’ websites, many women do report that they have gotten accurate results with the test. I actually got accurate results when I took the test. However, it is important to note that the test had a 50% chance of being accurate anyway, and results have not been accurate across the board. I would recommend that if you do take the test, do it as “just for fun” and don’t read too much into it before hearing a confirmation from your doctor.
