Do blood draw prenatal screenings show baby’s gender?

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I now have the option to do 2 blood draws (one in the 1st tri and the other in the 2nd tri) to determine baby’s risk of a whole panel of chromosomal abnormalities, physical birth defects, and such. (AFP test, Quad Marker Screening, etc.)
My husband and I do NOT want to know the gender of our baby, and we’re sooo excited to be surprised at birth. So my question is: will the results of these tests show the baby’s gender?
(FYI, I am having the tests done regardless. I just want to know if I can read the results when they’re sent to me (ie gender is NOT revealed). Otherwise, I will let my doctor review the results and discuss the relevant parts of it without revealing gender to me.)

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prenatal screenings test for genetic markers and not gender, your good! We waited for both of ours, so much fun. Make sure you tell the ultrasound tech at the beginning of all scans you don't want to know

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That screening does not tell you the sex. Only the NIPT does that and the sex determination is optional.

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We had genetic screening done at 12 weeks to test for chromosomal issues. I could have found out the gender from that test, but I told them we didn’t want to know and we didn’t find out until she was born. Just tell them you don’t want to know.

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No. That is just genetic markers. The gender one is usually an expensive test or only given to high risk patients called Harmony, Panorama, etc. There are several “brands”

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Got it. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, ladies!!

Do blood draw prenatal screenings show baby’s gender?

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