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How To Confirm Paternity?

My fiance s last period began 28 Sept 2011, and ended on Oct 1st, shortly after while at a party she was date raped. Feeling dirty and ashamed she never told me about it and on the 23rd she had unprotected sex with me and exactly 7 days later she had a very small discharge of blood, like a period but only lasting 1 day, and about 9 days after that she was having symptoms of pregnancy, I sent her to get a blood test done and it came back positive for pregnancy. I just want to know what is the chance that I am the father.
Fri, 15 May 2015
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Positive blood test has given you the diagnosis of pregnancy. Still if you want another confirmatory examination to be done, you can get her ultrasonography done. This will confirm the diagnosis.
If you are thinking of termination of the pregnancy following guidelines may be of use to you:
1. Do not get the help of any quack, go to an authorized MTP Obstetrician only.
2. Get pregnancy terminated only in recognized MTP centres.
3. Up to 9 weeks, the pregnancy can be terminated by oral medicines. However, they have to be taken on Obstetrician's advice and under supervision.
4. Do not waste time. Earlier you go, easier is the termination.
5. Before termination of pregnancy is attempted, please get her Rh blood group checked to avoid further complications in future pregnancies. If she is Rh -ve, she may require Rh antigammaglobulin injection.
6. Since it is a case of rape, please get her tested for HIV. She may require follow up tests also after 6 months.
I hope you are guided properly by this.
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How To Confirm Paternity?

Positive blood test has given you the diagnosis of pregnancy. Still if you want another confirmatory examination to be done, you can get her ultrasonography done. This will confirm the diagnosis. If you are thinking of termination of the pregnancy following guidelines may be of use to you: 1. Do not get the help of any quack, go to an authorized MTP Obstetrician only. 2. Get pregnancy terminated only in recognized MTP centres. 3. Up to 9 weeks, the pregnancy can be terminated by oral medicines. However, they have to be taken on Obstetrician s advice and under supervision. 4. Do not waste time. Earlier you go, easier is the termination. 5. Before termination of pregnancy is attempted, please get her Rh blood group checked to avoid further complications in future pregnancies. If she is Rh -ve, she may require Rh antigammaglobulin injection. 6. Since it is a case of rape, please get her tested for HIV. She may require follow up tests also after 6 months. I hope you are guided properly by this.