Plasma is a critical component in the treatment of many serious health problems. This is why there are frequent blood drives encouraging people to donate blood plasma.
A simple blood test can now be used to estimate your 'biological age'. Biological age, unlike chronological age, looks at how your body id developing or breaking down compared to the average. Knowing this can help identify the people most at risk of age-related diseases, such as dementia.
Tests. 1  Get an ultra-sound. 2  Undergoing amniocentesis, which is sometimes done on pregnant women who are 35 years old or older, can reveal the gender. 3  Have the CVS or chorionic villus sampling test done, which is performed during the first trimester of pregnancy and can determine if there are problems with the baby's chromosomes. This test will reveal the baby's gender. Keep in mind that CVS or amniocentesis are not generally done simply to determine a baby's sex.