Preventative + Carrier Bundle

This part of the test gives you confidence and clarity about growing your family. We check your DNA to understand how you and your reproductive partner compare to give you clear information about any potential increased risks that may impact the health of your children. This test is focussed on conditions that you are unlikely to have any symptoms or family history of.

Results may influence your approach to pregnancy - options are available within public and private health to help you choose the path to parenthood that aligns with your values and goals.

The Goal: To get a thorough understanding of your risk of having a child with a serious genetic condition. If you and your partner (or donor) are both carriers of the same condition, you may consider:

• Prenatal testing to find out if your pregnancy is affected
• Medicare funded programs to use IVF technologies to prevent passing on the condition

Comprehensive Carrier screens for 780+ inherited genetic diseases that affect children in Australia including:

CFTR — Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
SMN1 — Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
FMR1 — FragileX Syndrome
HEXA— Tay Sachs Disease
HBA1/HBA2 — Alpha-thalassemia

It also screens for some gene variants that aren't covered in our other tests such as hearing and vision loss conditions, CAVD, which can influence fertility, or the GBA gene associated with Gauchers disease, which is common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population.

This part focuses on your future health. It screens for medically-actionable genetic variations that can significantly increase your risk of developing certain major health conditions as you get older.

• The Goal: To create a tailored action plan for prevention and early detection. Your results give you and your doctor specific information to guide personalised prevention plans, such as lifestyle changes, risk-reducing medications, or increased screening schedules.

This panel includes everything in our Proactive Cancer Risk test and Heart Health Test, plus extra health risk genes:

• 65+ genes associated with increased cancer risk, including breast, bowel, skin & prostate, could also impact your child’s health.
• 85+ genes that increase your risk of some of the most common types of heart disease including high cholesterol, high blood pressure & conditions that could lead to heart attack & stroke.
• 25+ additional health risk genes including dystonia and hemochromatosis

View the full list of genes tested ↗

Your sample is processed at our international medical laboratory that is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) and CAP (College of American Pathology) certified.

This means they meet high standards to obtain national certifications and submit themselves to regular inspections. It also means your results can be used to guide your pregnancy plans and be directly actioned at your doctor's office.