| Top 10 DNA Paternity Testing Myths...
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| | adhere to. As mentioned above, this
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| 10. "A $99 test is the right choice for
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| | collection process is painless.
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| me."
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| | 8. "I have to wait until the baby is born
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| 9. "I can't stand the sight of blood or
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| | to have a paternity test done."
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| needles, so I could never participate in
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| | Prenatal paternity testing can be done as
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| a paternity test!"
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| | early as the 10th week of the pregnancy
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| 8. "I have to wait until the baby is born
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| | until as late as the 24th week of the
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| to have a paternity test done."
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| | pregnancy. A chorionic villi sampling
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| 7. "If I get a test, people will find out
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| | (CVS), in which cells are collected from
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| about it."
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| | the placenta, or an amniocentesis can be
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| 6. "Paternity testing divides families."
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| | performed to collect loose fetal cells to
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| 5. "Paternity testing takes too long. I
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| | be used in a DNA paternity test. There
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| need results now."
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| | are slight medical risks for these
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| 4. "My ex-boyfriend is gone. Without him,
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| | invasive procedures and a medical
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| we will never know who the father of my
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| | professional must perform them. Some
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| child is!"
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| | companies claim to be able to perform
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| 3. "I cannot do a paternity test because
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| | non-invasive testing of the mother's
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| the potential father of my child lives
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| | blood to determine paternity. However,
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| hundreds of miles away from me."
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| | these tests are not scientifically
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| 2. "It doesn't matter where a paternity
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| | validated and are not endorsed by
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| test is performed because all labs are
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| | AABB-accredited laboratories.
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| created equal."
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| | 7. "If I get a test, people will find out
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| 1. "Paternity testing is expensive."
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| | about it."
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| MYTHS REVEALED...
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| | Each case is unique and should be handled
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| 10. "A $99 test is the right choice for
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| | with the utmost confidentiality. The
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| me."
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| | procedures should be private and
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| A $99 paternity test can be more
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| | discrete. At a private laboratory like
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| expensive to the consumer in the long
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| | DDC (DNA Diagnostics Center), your
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| run. These tests do not hold up in court.
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| | results are confidential. However, if you
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| They are generally not reliable because
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| | go through a child support agency, your
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| the testing could be done outside
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| | results will be public record. Also, if
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| industry protocols and/or performed by
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| | the case goes to court, a judge may need
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| inexperienced staff, which could lead to
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| | to see the results. With a privately
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| results that are interpreted incorrectly
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| | conducted test, once you receive the
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| leading to false results. If you are
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| | results, you decide what to do with them.
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| inquiring about a paternity test for any
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| | 6. "Paternity testing divides families."
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| legal matter, further testing would have
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| | Paternity testing has many benefits. It
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| to be done, which would require more
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| | is used in adoption, immigration,
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| fees. Wouldn't it be better to pay only
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| | genealogy and other family-building
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| once for something so important?
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| | cases. Testing benefits the child in
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| 9. "I can't stand the sight of blood or
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| | cases where paternity must be verified
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| needles, so I could never participate in
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| | for inheritance or insurance purposes and
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| a paternity test!"
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| | in cases that involve child support. It's
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| While a blood sample can be used, most
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| | true that you do need to prepare for the
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| labs use a painless buccal swab to
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| | results; the important thing, however, is
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| collect sample DNA from inside the
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| | to be able to move forward once you know
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| participant's cheek. The swab is similar
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| | the truth.
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| to a cotton swab, but is made of a
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| | Please continue to Top 10 Myths About DNA
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| material called Dacron, which creates a
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| | Paternity Testing for more information on
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| consistent surface for the cheek cells to
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