DNA Testing

Medicine Summaries

Modern medical technology now provides us with the DNA method of genetic paternity testing, with a 99.9999% degree of certainty.





Relationships between young men and women are notorious for instability. During periods of varying emotions, physical affairs with another can occur, resulting in pregnancy. Because a woman has had sex with more than one man in a short period of time, she may have no idea which man contributed the sperm that resulted in the pregnancy.

No, you do not have to go on the Maury Povich show to have a paternity DNA test done. There are several competent online companies that perform DNA testing, for a fee ranging from $167 to $1,000. It is no longer required to have a blood sample. These new home paternity test kits use a cotton swab to obtain DNA material from the inside of the cheek (buccal DNA extraction).

Turnaround time is related to cost - the sooner you want your parentage test results, the more you will pay. For instance, getting your results in just 2 days instead of 4 days, may cost twice as much.

Here is a summary of a few well-known paternity testing services:

DNA Diagnostics Center

Fairfield, OH

1-800-613-5768

DNATesting.com

New York, NY

1-800-405-6488

GeneTree DNA Testing Lab

S.L. City, UT

1-888-404-GENE

Paternity Testing Corporation

Columbia, MO

1-888-837-8323

Recombinant DNA testing is the only way to determine paternity with a high degree of certainty.