A pregnancy test from the store costs about $3 on average. A blood test that you get from a lab or doctor's office costs an average of $64. You might be able to get a free pregnancy test at a women's ...

Myriad Genetics, Inc. has launched a new educational website called "Know More Sooner," aimed at providing detailed information about reproductive and prenatal genetic testing. The site seeks to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Non-invasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, now shapes critical ...

A new prenatal test developed by researchers at Columbia University Fertility Center can determine if a fetus or embryo has the right number of chromosomes at a fraction of the time and cost of ...

Pregnancy is a time of hope and anticipation. Alongside planning nurseries and selecting baby names, many expecting parents consider prenatal health and testing options. Genetic testing brings up ...

When you're trying to conceive, you might quickly notice that pregnancy tests, though widely available, can add up quickly when you need to keep buying them. Luckily, they don't have to cost you an ...

Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities that can occur during intrauterine life, at birth or later in infancy 1. In live newborns, the prevalence of birth defects is approximately 2–4 ...

Today the challenge in paternity testing is to provide an accurate noninvasive assay that can be performed early during pregnancy. This requires the use of novel analytical methods capable of ...