Can you tell the gender of a baby by looking at its pulse? Why?

We all know that taking the pulse is a diagnostic method in traditional Chinese medicine. Many Chinese medicine practitioners will use pulse taking to understand the patient's overall condition. So can you tell whether the baby is a boy or a girl by taking the pulse?

Can you tell the boy or girl by taking the pulse?

There is no definite answer as to whether this method is reliable or not.

The first statement:

There is a record in Chinese classical art that "the pulse of the fetus...if it is fast on the left, it is a boy; if it is fast on the right, it is a girl. If we use the pulse to identify people, the pulses of men and women are the same, only the pulses of the left and right are different. The yang is weak and the yin is strong. The left is in charge of officials, and the right is in charge of the government. The left is generally a boy, and the right is generally a girl." "If it is fast on the left, it is a boy; if it is fast on the right, it is a girl" probably means that if the pulse on the left is beating more obviously, it is a boy, and if the pulse on the right is beating more obviously, it is a girl.

The second statement:

There is also a saying that if the "Cun" pulse beats more obviously than the others, then you are pregnant with a son, otherwise the chances of being pregnant with a daughter are greater.

How to identify the sex of the fetus

DNA blood test

If the pregnant woman has been confirmed to be 8 weeks pregnant through B-ultrasound and the fetus is normal, the sex of the fetus can be measured with an accuracy rate of up to 98%. More importantly, this method will not cause any impact on the pregnant woman and the fetus.

Chorionic villus sampling

Pregnant women can undergo chorionic villus sampling at 10-12 weeks of pregnancy, but chorionic villus sampling is usually used to determine the sex of the fetus when the baby may have serious gender-related problems.

Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is a procedure that involves taking a sample of the amniotic fluid, usually between 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy, and analyzing it for the baby's cells. Generally speaking, this method is only used when the possibility of the baby being deformed increases, and it is usually only used to determine the sex of the fetus when the baby is at risk of serious genetic problems.

Ultrasound scan

Ultrasound is a type of sound wave that has no adverse effects on the fetus, but this method is more accurate only when the baby is between 3 and 4 months old. However, when using ultrasound to diagnose the sex of the fetus, the accuracy for male babies can reach over 95%, while the reliability for female babies is only about 85%.

How many months can you tell whether it's a boy or a girl?

The sex of the fetus can be determined by B-ultrasound at around 4 months.

Ultrasound examination can be performed in three and a half months or more than three months of pregnancy, but the accuracy rate cannot reach 100%. There is still a possibility that you are wrong. If it is not medically necessary, it is recommended not to perform fetal sex identification.