$30 Paternity Test: 1 in 25 Dads Don’t Pass
 
It sits there, that harmless new kit at your corner drugstore, the paternity test will set you back $30. You buy it, swab some samples from yourself, your kid and your significant other. Maybe you bought it because you needed a random health screening or a way to settle a legal dispute? So you follow the instructions and send it out in the mail along with additional lab fees. A short while later you receive a definitive answer as to who little Johnny’s real dad is.
The reason so many fathers will be speechless when they receive the results is because they’ll then look down at the child they’ve loved and raised. Realization will slowly sink in that his child is not biologically his own. A staggering 1 in every 25 tests proves that these men who have given their lives to their family have been cuckolded.
Identigene is the company responsible for manufacturing and placing the product on the shelves. The original fees paid to receive the results do not include legal documentation, such as divorce, custody, child support, inheritance, or other legal cases.
On a side note, I always found it interesting that in ancient times (notably with the pharaohs of Egypt)Â the kings would usually have to marry their sister. That way the family knows that at minimum 50% of the bloodline is still in tact. That was to hedge against some other handsome suitor slipping one pass the goalie on the kings watch.
I guess human behavior hasn’t changed much. At least now we’ll have an affordable means to apply these simple scientific concepts. It will radically change the way we think about childbirth and paternity in modern sociology.
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Marilyn said
am April 7 2008 @ 8:56 am
I work for Identigene and in my opinion it seems like the people that take this test already have a question in there mind about who fathered a child. This test will just give the peace of mind that comes from knowing the truth. IF a test is needed for legal purposes I would suggest visiting our site at dnatesting.com before processing the Home Paternity Test.
Jerad Kaliher said
am April 7 2008 @ 1:04 pm
@Marilyn, I agree that there are some serious lurking variables with the size and scope of the sample. People that pick up these specific tests are most likely going to have a much higher rate of negatives than the average Brady Bunch family.
The article that I linked to shows that a larger population of people may succumb to a shocking rate of 4%. Personally, if you were to ask me in a random survey what percentage of the population was cuckolded, I’d say it would be much lower.
Raising another man’s child with a wife you think is faithful is a very striking blow. And at the rate of 1 in 25 you have to really think to yourself, is it me?
I first came across this study and train of thought when I read the book, Sperm Are from Men, Eggs Are from Women: The Real Reason Men And Women Are Different, which I highly recommend to anyone that’s interested in light evolutionary biology.
Islamify said
am April 8 2008 @ 4:31 pm
$30 Paternity Test. 1 in 25 Tested Aren’t the Father…
Wow, talk about fitna….
Ashley said
am April 8 2008 @ 9:50 pm
Is this a kind of testpack which can be used at home without laboratorist help? If it is so, I am so proud with the advance technology…In my country, DNA test is very complicated and need quite long time.
Jerad Kaliher said
am April 10 2008 @ 3:48 pm
@Ashley, nope, you have to send it in to the lab and await results.
David said
am April 16 2008 @ 3:18 pm
I’d also like to know how accurate this test is, the probability of false results? Because it seems fairly likely with a test like this that 1 in 25 could easily be in large part due to false results.
Jerad Kaliher said
am April 16 2008 @ 3:50 pm
@David, those familiar with collecting lab results will tell you that it’s very possible that there are contaminants in the samples. Nothing is 100%, even if samples are taken in a clean room.
darlene said
am April 28 2008 @ 12:00 am
What’s missing from this discussion is the problems it will cause the children… If they find out their father isn’t really their biological father or wonder why their father is even asking the question, the fact of the test will have a tremendous impact. As a therapist I can forsee some challenging sessions as adults when they find themselves in therapy trying to figure out who they are and where they really come from.
twanna said
am March 2 2011 @ 8:58 pm
I have used the Identigene Home Tests and the results showed a data entry error on the collection dates which means this company does not check their work and if it was up to me I would NOT use this test again. I really think Identigene is not accurate and are giving random results, or flipping a coin just for quantity and not quality and as far as the marker that checks for the sex of the baby, Identigene can tell by the childs name if its a boy or girl so the way to trick them and to make sure that Identigene is actually perfoming these Home Tests is to give your child a boys name if its a girl, and a girls name if its a boy and when you receive your results check the last marker which shows the childs sex, if it doesn’t match the sex of your child that means the test is fraudulent and wasn’t performed. The Home Tests are NOT accredited by the AABB and your DNA can not be traced and there is NO way the company can prove that they actually performed testing on your DNA that you extracted from your very own cheek cells. Also, if the test is performed in 8 hrs definitely DO NOT trust. Check out other companies such as DDC who offers there double dual process and legall testing to you first because they are the number DNA company and HOME TESTS are not the way they make money like it is with IDENTIGENE. Home tests are Identigenes niche and the home tests are not accredited by the AABB so go LEGAL… also, Identigenes supervisors does NOT update there ASK KATE forum because Kate gives totally different answers to your questions compared to Identigenes Team Leaders and Supervisors for there call center. This company actually told me that when they are closed on the weekends and holidays the DNA process (machines) are still running unattended and that is not safe. I went to ASK KATE online (Identigenes online chat/forum) and presented this same question to the forum and was advised the process and lab is openened from 7a to 6p MST Mon thru Fri and when closed TESTING is stopped…I contacted the supervisors back and they informed me that there call center reps would not know this information. Wow!!! What consistency. I do not believe Identigenes statistics 1 out of 25 men???. Those stats are a way to make men especially low income men go to the drug store to purchase these tests and make him believe the child is not his. If in doubt, go LEGAL… CALL Maury if you have to and make sure you go to the AABB website to do your research. The AABB SITE SHOWS THESE STATISTICS ARE ONLY FROM HOME TESTS AND NOT LEGAL TESTS…
twanna said
am March 2 2011 @ 11:34 pm
Also why would a test that is not being tracked and is NOT standardized by the government or accreditation companies be allowed to post any statistics regarding these Home Paternity Tests when their is no Chain Of Custody and noone knows who’s samples they are and noone knows if Identigene is really performing these tests. This hurts families and like the above comment states its not your average Brady Bunch family that’s picking up these tests and like Marilyn stated above, (whom works for Identigene) most people who purchase these tests are already wondering If they fathered these innocent children. Identigene I guess you are happy to break up families in these urban communities where CVS, Duane Reade, Walgreens and Rite Aids are all too often located per every certain amount of blocks in the ghettos just like liquor stores. This is modern day slavery people. Walmart who also sells this test is not in every suburban community and they’re definitely not in the urban communities so the richer folks don’t need this kit. They’ll afford the legal tests that provides proof for them if they contest these results but men in the poorer communities won’t contest the results because 1 out of 25 can avoid support if the woman is not strong and doesn’t know her rights. Wake up brothas and sistahs! Do not stop fathering a child just because Identigene said so. Go legal the first time with an accredited lab or go through your states attorney or court system. Think, think, think…Identigenes HOME TEST should not take you out of your darkness because they are not tracked by the AABB or the government. Their lab is accredited for their legal tests not their HOME TESTS.
adell said
am August 19 2011 @ 7:49 am
Identigene should not be trusted I took a paternity test to determine who my father was it came back he was excluded as my dad. My father passed and hence I was left out of his estate my father’s daughter became ill and needed a kidney to survive when I was asked to test I did believing their would be no possible match, ha we were a perfect match and further tests performed proved we were biological sisters please explain identigene,and oh yes thanks for ruining my life.
we have different mothers