About Genova Connect
Genova Connect lets you purchase Genova stool testing with physician authorization arranged as part of the order. Its gut products differ: some combine culture and stool chemistry, while Microbiomix uses sequencing for a broader bacterial profile.
Choose your Genova panelCollect the requested stool samplesAccess your laboratory report
Offerings
Gut Health: Preferred (GI Effects)
$489
one-time
Targeted gut microbes, parasites and stool chemistry
GI Effects clinical stool panel bought online with physician authorization included in the total.
What’s included in Gut Health: Preferred (GI Effects)
Included
24 qPCR commensal genera/species and bacterial culture.
Mycology culture and yeast microscopy.
Protozoal PCR plus ova/parasite microscopy and worm examination.
Named protozoa including Giardia and Cryptosporidium; pathogenic bacterial culture.
Measured calprotectin.
Measured elastase-1.
Not included
Results
Report
A complete sample-report page presents measured values, reference ranges and report explanations.
- Results
- A laboratory report combining gut microbial results, digestion and inflammation markers.
- Access
- Web
- Download
- PDF report
- Timing
- Usually 7–17 days after receipt; some gut methods up to 27 days
Help
Live consultation
Extra feeYou can book a phone visit with a Cynergy practitioner to discuss your results.
Collection
Genova mails a home collection kit. Follow the selected panel’s instructions, including any multi-day sample collection.
Reviews
What people complain about
Insurance billing can take follow-up
Customers using Genova through clinicians and insurance describe unexpected balances and repeated billing conversations, sometimes requiring several exchanges before payments or the final amount owed are clarified.
Stories
Jasmine
Using gut results to revisit recovery and nutrition
Jasmine was lifting and running regularly but felt her recovery and sleep were inconsistent. In her Genova Connect account, she described reviewing gut-test findings after a trainer check-in, changing her diet using the recommendations and feeling that her training was finally translating into better progress.
connect.gdx.netOlivia
Turning a gut-health baseline into food changes
Olivia ordered a Genova Connect gut test while focusing on long-term health with her partner. The results prompted her to change her diet, and she reported better energy and focus afterward, giving her an action to take even though she had not started with severe symptoms.
connect.gdx.netThings to know
- Request a refund before submitting the test.
Genova Connect’s window is 45 days from ordering; physician and packing fees are nonrefundable.
- You pay Genova Connect directly.
The ordering physician authorization is part of the purchase; insurance is not billed by this route.
- Your report is delivered through Genova’s patient service.
The laboratory and ordering clinician handle information under their respective privacy terms.
- Check the ordering route for your location.
State restrictions apply to the consumer order; use the state selector to check your route.
Alternatives
Tiny Health · Adult Gut Health Test
Choose a broad shotgun microbial profile and a group review instead of Genova Connect’s clinical stool markers. It does not include the same measured stool markers.
$249
Jona · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers a research-linked Action Plan with microbial DNA profiling, rather than Genova Connect’s clinical stool markers.
$485
Biomesight · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers bacterial sequencing data and optional practitioner help, rather than Genova Connect’s clinical stool markers. Downloadable data is a particular emphasis.
$199
Ombre · Gut Health Test
A bacterial wellness profile with food suggestions, rather than Genova Connect’s clinical stool markers. Ombre probiotics are optional separate purchases.
$229.99FAQs
How do the Gut Health options differ?
Standard uses GI Effects Fundamentals; Preferred adds the broader GI Effects report; Premier combines that clinical profile with Microbiomix. The standalone Microbiomix product focuses on sequencing-based microbial results.
Do I need an existing Genova practitioner?
This direct purchase arranges the required physician authorization. A personal results-review call can be purchased after results are ready.