For the health of your baby
The Harmony® test looks at fragments of your baby’s DNA in your blood to provide accurate information about the likelihood for the most common chromosomal conditions, such as Down syndrome (trisomy 21), trisomy 18, and trisomy 13, as early as 10 weeks.
Clear answers to your questions
With a greater than 99% detection rate for Down syndrome1,5 and a less than 1 in 1000 false positive rate,1,5 the Harmony prenatal test offers the accuracy your doctor needs to answer your questions with confidence. It’s also backed by more clinical evidence than any available NIPT.
What is a non-invasive prenatal test?
Dr. Liza Kunz, maternal-fetal medicine specialist, explains.
Melissa’s Journey
Listen to why this mum chose the Harmony test.
For clearer answers and fewer false alarms.
The Harmony test accurately identifies more than 99% of pregnancies with Down syndrome, whereas traditional screening misses as many as 1 in 5.1 With the Harmony test, false positive results occur rarely, so there is less chance of unnecessary invasive follow-up testing, and less needless anxiety.1,2
For information you can trust.
The Harmony test has been used in over 1.5 million pregnancies worldwide and is proven by more clinical evidence than any available NIPT.*
Take a quiz to learn about non‑invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and the Harmony test.
Only women over 35 or women with a family history of chromosomal conditions can benefit from the Harmony test.
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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) recommend that all pregnant women, regardless of age and risk, should be informed about the availability of NIPT as it has the highest sensitivity and specificity of all the screening tests for Down syndrome.3 The International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis (ISPD) considers NIPT as appropriate to be offered to all pregnant women as a primary screening test.4
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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) recommend that all pregnant women, regardless of age and risk, should be informed about the availability of NIPT as it has the highest sensitivity and specificity of all the screening tests for Down syndrome.³ The International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis (ISPD) considers NIPT as appropriate to be offered to all pregnant women as a primary screening test.4
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Similar to the Harmony test, traditional first trimester screening tests take a blood draw and are just as accurate.
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Traditional first trimester screening* has a detection rate for Down syndrome of about 80%, whereas the Harmony test can detect more than 99%.1,5 Traditional screening will also provide a “false positive” result to 1 in 20 women- incorrectly identifying the pregnancy as having a high chance for Down syndrome.1 The false positive rate for the Harmony test is less than 1 in 1600.1
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Traditional first trimester screening* has a detection rate for Down syndrome of about 80%, whereas the Harmony test can detect more than 99%.1,5 Traditional screening will also provide a “false positive” result to 1 in 20 women- incorrectly identifying the pregnancy as having a high chance for Down syndrome.¹ The false- positive rate for the Harmony test is less than 1 in 1600.5
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Prenatal diagnostic tests such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) provide definitive answers to whether a chromosomal condition is present but pose risks.
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Prenatal diagnostic tests are more definitive than screening tests, but are considered invasive and therefore pose a small risk for miscarriage.6
The Harmony test provides an accurate assessment of the chance for the most common chromosomal conditions from a single blood draw.
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Prenatal diagnostic tests are more definitive than screening tests, but are considered invasive and therefore pose a small risk for miscarriage.6
The Harmony test provides an accurate assessment of the chance for the most common chromosomal conditions from a single blood draw.
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References:
* Data on file. More than 67 peer-reviewed publications as of January 2020.- Norton ME, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;372(17):1589-1597.
- Wax et al. J Clin Ultrasound. 2015;43(1):1-6.
- RANZCOG Guideline (C-Obs 59) July 2018.
- Benn et al. Prenat Diagn. 2015;35:725–734.
- Stokowski et al. Prenat Diagn. 2015 Dec;35(12):1243-6.
- Norton et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Aug;207(2):137-8.