Have healthy babies

Safely and naturally, protect your baby from diseases that run in your family.

How Orchid Works
1. Take the test
Send us saliva samples from both partners.
2. Get your results
See how your genetics impact your child’s health.
3. Talk to experts
Explore personalized options with a genetics expert.
What you’ll learn

Reveal how your genetics influence your child's health.

Quantify the level of genetic risk you can pass on to your child. Orchid’s Couple Report measures:

Brain Health
Bipolar disease
Schizophrenia
Heart Health
Atrial Fibrillation
Coronary Artery Disease
Cancers
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Overall Health
Celiac Disease
Class III Obesity
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Note: The number of conditions reported is dependent on your and your partner's ancestry. Because people of non-European ancestry are underrepresented in some GWAS data, certain GRS have worse cross-ancestry predictive performance and will not be reported in those populations. We are actively working to expand the list of conditions for all ancestries.
How you can take action

Knowing your genetic risks ahead of time helps you optimize your family's health.

For your future child
Tailor your family's diet, fitness, and health
Choose to mitigate your future child's genetic risks with embryo testing
For you and your partner
Monitor biometrics, motivate earlier screening, and make lifestyle changes
Find out if you're genetically predisposed to a condition that runs in your family
Get Active
Screen Sooner
Track Biometrics
Fuel Smarter
How you can take action

First of its kind. There’s no test like ours.

Quantify the level of genetic risk you can pass on to your child. Orchid’s Couple Report measures:

6 billion data points
Other tests look at less than 2% of only one partner’s genome. Orchid sequences >99% of both partner's genomes.
Diseases that matter
Other tests look for disorders that impact less than 1% of babies. Orchid looks for the top chronic diseases.
Mitigate risk
Couples can mitigate genetic risk through electing for IVF and embryo screening.
Physician approved
Every report includes personalized guidance from board certified experts.
How you can take action
“Having a child is the biggest decision any couple can make, and understanding the genetic landscape is an important first step.”
Matt & Helen
California
“Orchid helped us better understand each of our genetic makeups and the watchouts to be concerned about. It gave us peace of mind in advance of our baby arriving! Highly recommended.”
Conner & Kirsten
California
“I was apprehensive about having kids due to my family history, but after going through our report I feel in control.”
Kate & Dean
California
How it works

Simple, expert-guided, at-home

1. Send us your saliva
Our kit comes with two saliva collection vials--one for him and one for her.
2. Get your reports
You'll get 3 reports:‍
Couple Report
Individual Report: Female Partner
Individual Report: Male Partner
3. Consult with experts
Get personalized expert consultation and your questions answered.
Book online to speak with a board-certified genetic counselor
Fertility experts are readily available on your request
Embryo screening can potentially mitigate risk in your future child
take a peek
See a report
Actionable, clear results. Learn how you can protect your future child from inheriting genetic susceptibility to disease.
Simple results, sophisticated science
Using only saliva, we analyze 3 billion data points across the genome of you and your partner. We calculate how your DNA can combine to influence your future children’s genetic susceptibility to the top chronic diseases.
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Our medical advisors

Orchid results are developed with world-class experts in reproductive medicine and genetics to give you the most accurate results.

Lusine Aghajanova
MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford Medical Center
Ruben Alvero
MD
Division Director of Stanford Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Jonathon Kort
MD
Reproductive Endocrinologist at RMA
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FAQs
What can Orchid's Couple Report tell me?
Our genetic test tells you how you and your partner’s genetics can impact your future children’s health. We quantify genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease, atrial fibrillation, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, celiac disease, coronary artery disease, inflammatory bowel disease, prostate cancer, severe obesity, schizophrenia, type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes.
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Your Couple Report will tell you if your future child’s genetic risk is expected to be normal or elevated. Your results also include individual reports for each partner — where you can discover your genetic risks for these conditions to help you take action and optimize your own health.


Anyone who is thinking of starting or growing their family can benefit from being aware of genetic risks early. Our goal is to help you prepare and to be proactive about your family’s health.
Does a normal result guarantee a healthy child?
At Orchid, we take the role we play in delivering clinical-grade information to you at this life-altering milestone in your life seriously.
  • Our sequence data is over 99% accurate across the entire genome.

    Orchid ensures quality sequencing through clinical-grade laboratory testing that uses Illumina-based platforms. This means genetic markers are correctly identified in each sample we run.
  • Results are backed by peer-reviewed, reproducible case-control studies.

    Large-scale genetic studies have shown quantifying genetic risk accurately identifies people who are more likely to develop a disease. These findings have been consistently demonstrated and validated through aggregated data from hundreds of thousands of individuals.
  • Top doctors and scientists helped create our test, and all results are approved by a physician.

    We’ve partnered with top reproductive medicine doctors and statistical geneticists to help validate our technology. We are trusted by leading fertility clinics and all results are approved by independent physician review to ensure accuracy.
What is the science behind Orchid?
Orchid sequences and analyzes 6 billion data points across the genome of you and your partner from your saliva samples. Based on you and your partner’s genetic information alone, we’re able to statistically model the range of possibilities for your future child’s genome.

Once we’ve modeled how you and your partner’s DNA can realistically combine, we quantify what your future child’s genetic risks can be. For each condition, this is done by comparing the genetic makeup of hundreds of thousands of individuals diagnosed with the conditions we screen for (“cases”) with individuals without diseases (“controls”).

Learn more with a deeper dive into our science.
What is the difference between Orchid's Couple Report and other genetic tests?
Orchid is the only physician-approved, advanced preconception screening for couples to take from home.
  • Analyze 100% of both you and your partner’s genomes — not less than 2%. High quality results start with high quality, comprehensive data. We sequence the full genome of both partners to provide the most advanced genetic risk assessment available. Other tests like 23andMe or carrier screening look at less than 2% of only one person’s genome.
  • Screen for diseases that matter for every family. Genetics impacts every person’s brain, heart, and general health. Unlike other genetic tests that focus on rare genetic disorders that only impact about 1% of the population, we measure genetic susceptibility to chronic, debilitating diseases that affect over 60% of the population. These are diseases that we all likely know of someone whose health has been significantly impacted by.
  • Expert-guided and physician-approved testing. Top doctors and scientists helped create our test, and all results are approved by a physician. Speak with a board-certified genetic counselor about your results and explore personalized next steps with fertility doctors.
Will the results of this test discourage me from having kids?
No, quite the opposite. Knowing your genetic risks helps you go into pregnancy better prepared and informed on what actions can be taken to mitigate those risks.

Some couples may tailor their family’s diet, fitness and preventative screening; others may consider electing for follow-up embryo screening in the IVF setting. Our goal is to help every couple who wants to start or grow their family to conceive confidently and proactively monitor their future child’s health.
What actions can I take based on the information?
Knowing your genetic predispositions ahead of time helps you optimize your family’s health.
  • Tailor your family’s diet, fitness, and health.

    ‍    Better prepare for the future through personalized insights and increased awareness. Motivate healthy lifestyle changes to offset your own genetic risks by getting active, prioritizing earlier screening, monitoring key biometric data, and fueling with the right foods for you.
  • Choose to mitigate your future child’s genetic risks through follow-up embryo testing.

    ‍    If your couple report shows that your future child has an increased genetic predisposition to a condition, you have options about how you want to use this information. One option is to choose to lower your future child’s genetic risk through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and follow-up embryo screening. By determining each embryo’s genetic risk for certain conditions, you can elect to prioritize transferring embryos with the lowest genetic risk.
How is my privacy protected and genetic data kept safe?
Your privacy is our top priority. We handle sensitive, personal information and biological samples and we don’t take that responsibility lightly.

We guarantee that:
  • We do not sell your data to any third party, ever.
  • You can ask us to delete your data at any time, but this will mean that you cannot access the Orchid service to view your reports anymore.
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