Down syndrome screening accuracy for gender

Patient's question:

It is said that the triple screen test has three indicators: AFP, HCG, and UE3. Each indicator has a MOM value. 1. When the AFP value is greater than 1 and HCG is less than 0.5, it is a boy. 2. When the AFP value is less than 1 and HCG is greater than 1, it is a girl. 3. When the HCG value is between 0.5 and 1, if AFP is greater than 1, it is a boy; if AFP is less than 1, it is a girl. It is said to have a 95% accuracy rate.

Doctor's answer:

Analysis of the condition: It's not very clear, B is more accurate, but B can also be wrong. The doctor at the hospital won't tell what it is anyway. It doesn't matter what is born. Suggestions: When the HCG MOM value is less than 0.5, more boys are born (more than 95%), and when the MOM value is greater than 1.0, more girls are born (more than 95%). The range of 0.5-1.0 seems to be a critical value, as there have been cases of both boys and girls born within this range.

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