How Does the Peekaboo Gender Test Work?

Learn the Science Behind Peekaboo®

Analyzing Fetal DNA

If you’re wondering, “how do gender blood tests work?”, our process is simple to understand. Beginning around just 5 weeks gestation, tiny fragments of DNA from a developing embryo travel through the placenta and into the mother’s bloodstream. If the embryo is a baby boy, this DNA will carry a Y chromosome. If the embryo is a baby girl, the DNA will not have a Y chromosome.

Our scientists carefully analyze the mother’s blood sample with the most advanced quantitative PCR technology to look for this Y chromosome. The technology used is so sensitive, it’s able to determine if the baby is a boy or a girl as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy.

OVER 99% ACCURATE

Studies show that our gender reveal test is one of the most accurate tests on the market. The Peekaboo DNA Gender Test was studied in a clinical trial with 215 pregnant women at clinical sites across the US. The study showed an accuracy rate of 99.5%.*

To maintain the highest level of accuracy possible during your test, it’s important to ensure that it does not become contaminated at your home with any male DNA from pets, children, or a male partner. You can depend on us to do the same—your sample will only be handled by an all-female staff at our lab to help ensure its viability.

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Leaders in DNA Testing

Our PhD scientists have been setting the standard in DNA testing for over 25 years, using the most advanced technology and techniques available. All Peekaboo tests are processed right in our state-of-the art gender testing laboratory in Fairfield, Ohio.

Accredited, State-of-the-art Lab

Our on-site, state-of-the-art lab maintains the highest level of accreditations from independent agencies, ensuring reliable processing methods.

World-renowned Laboratory Staff

Leaders in their field, our in-house lab techs and PhDs diligently work to process and review each sample with the highest integrity possible.

Trusted with 20 Million Tests & Counting

Privacy protection is the cornerstone of everything we do at DDC. We ensure your test results will be delivered securely and privately.

The Science Behind Peekaboo

Our labs have the most advanced DNA-extraction technology available, giving you accurate results, even in samples with low levels of fetal DNA.

FAQs

Q: Is the Peekaboo early gender DNA test safe for my pregnancy?

The Peekaboo early gender blood test is absolutely safe for both pregnant women and their babies-to-be. Peekaboo products utilize a type of non-invasive prenatal testing that allows mothers to accurately determine whether they will have a boy or girl. All that is required for testing is a small blood sample from the mother.

Q: How does the Peekaboo gender test work?

Peekaboo scientists isolate cell-free fetal DNA from the mother’s blood, followed by amplification of both Y-chromosome and autosomal-specific regions using the latest quantitative real-time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) technology. To determine the baby’s sex, analysts look for the presence of the Y chromosome, which is only found in male DNA. If the Y chromosome is present, then the baby is a boy; if it is not present, then it’s a girl!

Q: Does the Peekaboo test offer an accuracy guarantee?

We know how important this gender prediction test is to you and promise to provide the earliest, fastest, and most accurate gender DNA-test results on the market. We’re so confident in the accuracy of the Peekaboo test that we offer a 100% money-back guarantee if the gender of your newborn doesn’t match your fetal sex result provided by the blood test.

How Accurate Are Blood Tests for Gender?

Regardless of which Peekaboo product you use, you can be confident in the accuracy of your test. According to a clinical study, Peekaboo is 99.5% accurate starting at six weeks gestation.

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