Early Gender Blood Test from 6 Weeks
Boy or girl? Find out from 6 weeks with a clinical DNA test on a small blood sample taken from your arm in the studio. Your result is emailed to you, ready for your reveal.
- Price
- £129
- Earliest week
- From 6 weeks
- Appointment length
- 10-minute appointment
Blood taken in the studio, result by email
Rated by parents
Scanning since 2003
Five studios across the Midlands and Yorkshire
Who scans you
Our scanning team includes HCPC-registered and CASE-accredited sonographers, alongside technicians trained in-house to our protocols.
What is an early gender blood test?
An early gender blood test looks for your baby’s DNA in a small sample of your blood to tell you whether you are having a boy or a girl, from 6 weeks of pregnancy. At Meet Your Miracle it costs £129, or £178 with a dating scan on the same visit, and your result is emailed to you in 3 to 5 working days from the laboratory receiving your sample.
- From 6 weeks
- Add the dating scan if you are not sure of your dates
- £129, about 10 minutes
- Or £178 with a dating scan, about 20 minutes
- Result by email
- 3 to 5 working days after the lab receives your sample
- A clinical blood test
- Taken from your arm, not a finger-prick kit
Early gender blood test options and prices
Blood taken from your arm in the studio, result by email. Pay online when you book, with Apple Pay, Google Pay or card.
Early gender blood test
£12910-minute appointment · Most popular
- From 6 weeks of pregnancy
- Clinical DNA test on blood taken from your arm, not a finger-prick kit
- Over 99% accurate, according to the laboratory
- Result emailed to you in 3 to 5 working days from the laboratory receiving your sample
- A repeat sample at no extra charge if the laboratory cannot get a result
Early gender blood test with dating scan
£17820-minute appointment
- Everything in the early gender blood test
- A dating scan first, so you know your weeks before the sample is taken
- See your baby’s heartbeat on the big screen and take a print home
- Best if you are not sure of your dates: book for 7 weeks or later
Ten weeks or more? NIPT screens for the chance of Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes and, if you choose, tells you baby’s likely sex from the same sample. From £349 with a dating scan and genetic counselling included. Read about NIPT.
What the test tells you
- Boy or girl: the laboratory looks for DNA from the Y chromosome, which only boys have. Found means a boy; not found means a girl
- Your result by email, 3 to 5 working days from the laboratory receiving your sample
- With the dating scan option, baby’s heartbeat, how many babies there are and how many weeks you are
What it is not
- Not a health screening test: it does not screen for Down’s syndrome or any other condition. That is NIPT, from 10 weeks
- Not reliable before 6 weeks: a sample taken too early may not hold enough of baby’s DNA for a result
- With twins, it tells you whether at least one baby is a boy, not the sex of each baby
- Not a home finger-prick kit, and not a replacement for your NHS care
The sample is processed by a UK laboratory. If you are not sure of your dates, choose the option with a dating scan and book for 7 weeks or later, when baby can be seen on an abdominal scan.
Choose your studio
Early gender blood tests are available at our Coventry, Tamworth and Nottingham studios. Choose the option with a dating scan if you are not sure of your dates.
Coventry
Unit 3, Brade Drive, CV2 2PN
5.0 from 1,535 Google reviews
Tamworth
Hermitage Ln, B78 1HS
5.0 from 1,705 Google reviews
Nottingham
Sovereign Park, PureGym, NG7 7BA
4.9 from 2,054 Google reviews
What parents say
8,587 Google reviews across Coventry, Tamworth, Nottingham, Chesterfield and Doncaster, every studio rated 4.9 or 5.0. Read them on Google.
“Absolutely fantastic service, loads of cute stuff on offer.”
Google review, Coventry, September 2026
“I absolutely loved my experience at Meet Your Miracle. The staff were so kind, caring and welcoming, and they made me feel so comfortable throughout my visit.”
Chan, Tamworth, August 2026
“Niyi was amazing! He was so patient and let us have a walk around to try to get baby to move, then suggested we rebook to try again. Meg was very helpful and friendly on reception. Highly recommended.”
Karen, Nottingham, July 2026
How it works
- 1
Book online in a minute
Pick your studio, date and time, and pay securely with Apple Pay, Google Pay or card. No fasting is needed.
- 2
A quick blood sample
A phlebotomy professional takes a small sample from your arm. With the dating scan option, you see baby on the big screen first.
- 3
Boy or girl, by email
Your result is emailed to you in 3 to 5 working days from the laboratory receiving your sample. Open it together, or pass it to whoever is planning your reveal.
Early gender blood test questions
How early can a blood test tell me the gender?
From 6 weeks of pregnancy. Please be sure you are at least 6 weeks: a sample taken too early can be inconclusive and cannot be refunded. If you are unsure of your dates, choose the option with a dating scan, which confirms your weeks on the same visit.
How does the test work?
Small fragments of your baby’s DNA circulate in your blood from early pregnancy. The laboratory looks for DNA from the Y chromosome, which only boys have. If it is found, you are having a boy; if not, a girl.
How accurate is the early gender blood test?
The laboratory reports accuracy above 99% from 6 weeks. If the laboratory cannot get a result from your sample, we take a repeat sample at no extra charge.
Should I add the dating scan?
Choose it if you are not sure of your dates, have irregular cycles or have not had a scan yet. The scan confirms how many weeks you are before the sample is taken, and you see baby’s heartbeat on the big screen. We scan abdominally, which shows a pregnancy from about 7 weeks, so book the scan option for 7 weeks or later.
Is this the same as a home gender test kit?
No. This is a clinical test on blood taken from your arm by a phlebotomy professional, processed by a UK laboratory. Home kits use a finger-prick sample and are a different product.
Can I find out the gender of twins?
Only partly. The test looks for Y chromosome DNA, so with twins it can tell you whether at least one baby is a boy but not the sex of each baby. A gender scan from 14 weeks can check each baby. Ask us before booking and we will advise.
Can NIPT tell me the gender instead?
Yes, if you are 10 weeks or more and choose the optional sex chromosome screening. NIPT also screens for the chance of Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes, so it costs more: from £349, with a dating scan and genetic counselling included.
Do I need to fast or prepare?
No. Eat and drink normally. The appointment takes about 10 minutes, or 20 minutes with the dating scan. If you have the dating scan and are under 12 weeks, come with a full bladder: it helps us see baby on an abdominal scan.
How do I get my result?
By email, 3 to 5 working days from the laboratory receiving your sample. If you are planning a reveal, you can forward the email unopened to whoever is organising it.
Can I bring family or children?
Yes. Family, friends and children are welcome. Every studio has a large scan room with an HD projector screen, seating for six and standing room.
What if I need to cancel or move my appointment?
You can move your appointment free of charge if you call the studio more than 24 hours before it. Cancellations more than 24 hours before are refunded minus a £5 admin charge. Within 24 hours the payment is lost, because the slot cannot be resold.
Do you scan anyone under 18?
No. Our CQC registration does not cover scanning anyone under 18, so we cannot offer scans to under-18s.
Page reviewed by the Meet Your Miracle clinical team on 29 October 2026. Meet Your Miracle is a trading name of Professional Antenatal Services Ltd, registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Further reading: NHS: Ultrasound scans in pregnancy