EarlyReveal NIPT · Non-invasive prenatal screening
Clear answers about your baby’s health, from 10 weeks.
One blood draw screens for Down syndrome (trisomy 21), trisomy 18 and trisomy 13. Your sample travels overnight to our lab, and your results arrive 5–7 business days after your blood draw. You can learn your baby’s sex too, if you want.
- Over 99% sensitivity and over 99.9% specificity for trisomy 21, 18 and 13
- Baby’s sex included, if you want to know
- If a result is high-risk, a free consultation with a genetic counsellor is included
Done at a clinic, not at home. A nurse takes one small tube of blood from a vein in your arm at a partner clinic near you (see the map below). It takes about five minutes, and the visit is included in your price.
Order now and test any time from 10 weeks. If the lab can’t get a result from your sample, the redraw is free.
When you could have answers
Results 5–7 business days later
Ultrasound and bloodwork give a risk estimate (timing varies by province)
Detailed scan of your baby’s development
- Illumina sequencing technology
- Tested and analyzed in Canada
- Partner clinics in all 10 provinces
- Receipt for insurance claims
Is EarlyReveal NIPT right for you?
Most parents who choose a private NIPT tell us one of these three things.
“I want more than a risk estimate.”
Standard screening combines bloodwork and an ultrasound into a probability. NIPT reads your baby’s DNA in your blood and has the lowest false-positive rate of any prenatal screening test.
“I don’t want to wait and worry.”
You can test from 10 weeks, and results arrive 5–7 business days after your blood draw. That’s weeks of wondering you don’t have to spend.
“I don’t qualify for funded NIPT.”
In most provinces NIPT is free only for higher-risk pregnancies. If that isn’t you, EarlyReveal lets you choose it yourself, without a referral to a specialist.
Good to know: if you’ll be 40 or older at delivery, you’re carrying twins, or you’ve had a positive screening result, your province may cover NIPT. Ask your provider first. We’d rather you didn’t pay for something you can get for free.
Free provincial screening vs EarlyReveal NIPT
The screening most provinces offer every pregnancy at no cost, such as Ontario’s enhanced first-trimester screening (eFTS), BC’s SIPS/IPS and Quebec’s first-trimester blood screen.
| Free provincial screening | EarlyReveal NIPT | |
|---|---|---|
| What it measures | Hormones in your blood plus an ultrasound measurement, combined into a probability | Your baby’s DNA circulating in your blood |
| False positives | More common, so more follow-up tests and worry | Lowest of any screening test |
| Earliest test | Late first trimester or second trimester, depending on your province | From 10 weeks |
| Baby’s sex | Not included | Included, if you want to know |
| Cost | Free | From $495.00, often reimbursed by private insurance |
| If the result is high-risk | Usually offered NIPT or a diagnostic test | Free genetic counsellor consultation; confirmed with a diagnostic test (CVS or amniocentesis) |
Both are screening tests, not diagnoses. Whichever you choose, Canada’s obstetricians (SOGC) recommend a first-trimester ultrasound.
How it works
Four steps. The only extra one is a signature, and we make it simple.
1Order online
It takes two minutes. Download your requisition form right after you order. It’s also on this page.
2Get one signature
Bring the 1-page form to your doctor, midwife or nurse practitioner. Just say: “I’ve already paid for a private NIPT and need your signature.”
No family doctor? Book a consultation with a Medea Santé physician and they can sign it for you.
3Blood draw by a nurse
At a partner clinic near you (see the map below), a nurse takes one small tube of blood from a vein in your arm. Bring your signed form. It takes about five minutes. The visit and the prepaid overnight shipping of your sample to our lab are included, so there’s nothing more to pay.
4Get your results
Your sample ships overnight to our lab. Results arrive 5–7 business days after your blood draw. Low-risk results appear in your EarlyReveal app. A high-risk result goes to your provider, and you get a free consultation with a genetic counsellor.
Choose your test
Every option is one blood draw from 10 weeks, with baby’s sex included if you want it.
You may get some or all of it back
Because a healthcare provider signs your requisition, NIPT counts as a prescribed lab test. That opens three ways to recover the cost.
Private insurance
Many extended health plans reimburse part or all of NIPT. Look for “lab tests” or “genetic testing” in your benefits booklet.
Health Spending Account
If your employer gives you an HSA, prescribed lab tests are usually an eligible expense. Check with your plan administrator.
Medical expense tax credit
The CRA lists prescribed laboratory procedures as eligible medical expenses. Keep your receipt and a copy of your signed requisition.
Book your blood draw at a partner clinic
A nurse takes your blood sample at one of these clinics. It’s already included in your test price. Enter your postal code or tap “Use my location” to find the closest one.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Search by Photon. Clinics shown are the only locations that collect EarlyReveal NIPT samples.
Booking your blood draw
Pick the partner clinic closest to you on the map and tap “Book by email”. Bring your signed requisition form. There’s nothing to pay at your visit.
Need help booking? Call us at 1-888-972-8763
If your result is high-risk, you won’t face it alone
A high-risk result goes to the provider who signed your form, so it never arrives as a surprise in an app. You also get a free consultation with a genetic counsellor to walk through what it means and your options. Your own doctor can guide you too, if you prefer.
NIPT is a screening test. A high-risk result is always confirmed with a diagnostic test (CVS or amniocentesis) before any decision is made.
Built on proven science
- Next-generation sequencing on Illumina technology
- Over 99% sensitivity and over 99.9% specificity for trisomy 21, 18 and 13
- Validated in clinical studies of more than 60,000 samples
- Free redraw if there’s too little baby DNA in the first sample
- Your sample is destroyed after analysis
Questions parents ask before ordering
Do I need a doctor to order?
You order online yourself. Before your blood draw, a healthcare provider signs your requisition form. Your doctor, midwife or nurse practitioner can sign it. No family doctor? A Medea Santé physician can sign it after a consultation. Your provider also receives a high-risk result, so you have someone to guide you.
Can I do this test at home?
No. NIPT needs a small tube of blood taken from a vein by a nurse, so it’s done at a partner clinic. The visit is included in your price. If you only want to know your baby’s sex, our Tap test is done at home.
Will my province pay for NIPT?
Usually only for higher-risk pregnancies, for example if you’ll be 40 or older at delivery, you’re carrying twins, or you had a positive screening result. Ask your provider. If you don’t qualify, EarlyReveal is a private option, and many insurance plans reimburse it.
What does each test screen for?
Regular screens for trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome). It does not screen for sex chromosome conditions or microdeletions. Comprehensive adds sex chromosome conditions (Turner, Klinefelter, Triple X and Jacobs syndromes), trisomies of all chromosomes and 5 microdeletions, for single pregnancies. Both can tell you your baby’s sex if you want to know.
How early can I take it?
From 10 weeks of pregnancy. Before then there may not be enough of your baby’s DNA in your blood for a reliable result.
Is there anything else to pay?
No. The nurse’s blood draw at the partner clinic and the prepaid overnight shipping label to our lab are included in your test price.
Can I keep my baby’s sex a surprise?
Yes. Tell us when you order and we’ll leave it off your results.
What if the lab can’t get a result?
We redraw for free. It happens when there’s too little of your baby’s DNA in the sample, which is more common very early in pregnancy or with a higher BMI.
Can I use Sezzle?
Yes. Choose Sezzle at checkout to split your order into 4 interest-free payments.
Order today and test from 10 weeks.
One blood draw at a partner clinic, at no extra charge. Results 5–7 business days later. Baby’s sex included if you want it.
Order my NIPT · from $495.00Questions? Call 1-888-972-8763 or email info@earlyreveal.com, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 ET.