April 2018 Moms
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Prenatal Genetic Center- Gender Test
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Hi all,
So I went ahead and purchased a gender test through the Prenatal Genetics Center which is a Canadian company. The way this works is that you pay out of pocket for the test (so I got the tubes for the blood and instructions), they locate a lab near you that offers blood draw (they found a local hospital that charged me $20 for blood draw) and then you mail out the package back to them. They then analyze the results in their lab and essentially search for a Y chromosome to determine whether the baby is boy or girl.
So I did lots of research (or tried to) on this before purchasing and found some stuff but decided to give it a try anyways. I figured some of you might be looking into it if you are in the same boat I am in which is essentially too impatient to wait until 20 week sono and not eligible for prenatal genetic screening as there's no risk factor determined. So here goes...
I got my results and they were even willing to send the results to someone else who helped prepare a reveal for my husband and I. It was much easier than I expected to get my blood drawn and mail and we had results within a week despite not paying the expedited fee. My results say its a boy and I have a couple of weeks left until that 20 week sono where we'll reconfirm or find out that the test was a phony.
I will keep you all posted on how the results turn out for me. Wondering, did anyone else do it and if so what was your experience?
So I went ahead and purchased a gender test through the Prenatal Genetics Center which is a Canadian company. The way this works is that you pay out of pocket for the test (so I got the tubes for the blood and instructions), they locate a lab near you that offers blood draw (they found a local hospital that charged me $20 for blood draw) and then you mail out the package back to them. They then analyze the results in their lab and essentially search for a Y chromosome to determine whether the baby is boy or girl.
So I did lots of research (or tried to) on this before purchasing and found some stuff but decided to give it a try anyways. I figured some of you might be looking into it if you are in the same boat I am in which is essentially too impatient to wait until 20 week sono and not eligible for prenatal genetic screening as there's no risk factor determined. So here goes...
I got my results and they were even willing to send the results to someone else who helped prepare a reveal for my husband and I. It was much easier than I expected to get my blood drawn and mail and we had results within a week despite not paying the expedited fee. My results say its a boy and I have a couple of weeks left until that 20 week sono where we'll reconfirm or find out that the test was a phony.
I will keep you all posted on how the results turn out for me. Wondering, did anyone else do it and if so what was your experience?
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