NIPT (noninvasive prenatal testing) who’s doing it to find out gender?

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I was never offered this with my first 10 years ago. My appointment is tomorrow for my NIPT, my friend said to ask if they could test for gender too. How do you ask them to do the gender test? Do you plan to find out this way? How accurate is it?

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It’s totally accurate. They test the blood, the actual chromosomes.

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Also, I did it both with my son and in this pregnancy because I was over 35 and concerned about chromosomal abnormalities; finding out the gender early was just a fun bonus.

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I do the panorama test and it’s automatically included. If you don’t want to know you tell whoever is doing the test and they check a box on the order form.

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We did it and just found out the gender!!

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It’s normally included in the test. Just make sure your insurance is willing to cover it, otherwise it can be pretty pricey out of pocket!!

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The type of non-invasive screening tests that can tell you the gender weren’t around a decade ago. Sometime at an appointment between 8-10 weeks or so your doctor or midwife should discuss all of the screening options with you, and if you decide to go with whatever cell-free dna test they offer (Panorama and Harmony are two popular ones), gender will be included unless you specify that you don’t want to know.
The tests are expensive if you have to pay out of pocket; they’re typically covered by insurance if you fall into a high risk category (ie., over 35).

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It’s a blood test. They test for chromosomes and mine matched my sneak peek results, haven’t had the ultrasound to confirm cause I’m only 12 weeks

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I did that with my son and plan to do it again. It was accurate for me. But my friend had it done earlier this year. Said girl. Got to anatomy scan. It’s most def. a boy !!

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I’m doing it I hope it is accurate! I have had friends that have done it and it has been accurate!

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My doctor actually threw it at me when he brought up the other things. He said “you can do a harmony test if you want to find out the gender” and I said yes.

NIPT (noninvasive prenatal testing) who’s doing it to find out gender?

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