Diagnostic Testing
Diagnostic testing can give you "yes" or "no" answers about chromosome difference in the pregnancy. This testing is publicly-funded and can be done through either chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis:
| Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Done between 11 to 14 weeks of pregnancy
| Amniocentesis
Done after 15 weeks of pregnancy
Contact Us
Prenatal Screening Ontario
CHEO Research Institute
Centre for Practice-Changing Research Building
401 Smyth Road
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1
Information line
Phone: 613-737-2281
Toll-Free: 1-833-351-6490
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST
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