About MyMedLab
MyMedLab arranges the physician approval and home kit for Genova’s GI Effects Comprehensive panel. The laboratory report appears in your Personal Health Record, where you can purchase a separate Expert Review afterward.
Order with supplied physician approvalCollect and return the Genova stool kitRead your report or book an Expert Review
Offering
GI Effects Comprehensive (MMX 2200)
$525
one-time
Targeted gut microbes and clinical stool markers
GI Effects Comprehensive (MMX 2200): clinical stool microbes and chemistry through a consumer ordering route.
What’s included
Included
Named bacterial targets in the selected panel.
Yeast/fungal results in the selected panel.
Protozoal targets plus worm/ova examination or helminth targets, as specified in the selected panel.
Named targets including Giardia and other panel-specific organisms; not a diagnosis by itself.
Measured stool calprotectin; additional lactoferrin only when the selected panel lists it.
Measured stool elastase-1.
Not included
Results
Report
Digestion, inflammation and gut-metabolite values in Genova’s sample report.
- Results
- GI Effects results covering digestion, inflammation, gut microbes and parasites.
- Access
- Web
- Timing
- Usually 17 days after laboratory receipt.
Help
Live consultation
Extra feeYou can purchase an Expert Review of your results in 30-minute appointments.
Collection
Genova sends the home stool kit after the order is arranged. Return the samples using the laboratory’s supplied instructions.
Reviews
What people praise
Convenient self-ordered testing
In 2014 forum accounts, repeat buyers praised convenient ordering and collection; one described printing a lab order, viewing results online and returning a mailed saliva kit.
Stories
A MyMedLab customer
Finding another route to a full thyroid panel
When their doctor was reluctant to order further thyroid testing, this person used MyMedLab to arrange a full thyroid panel. They described taking the paperwork to a laboratory as a practical way to access the testing they wanted without waiting for their doctor to agree.
reddit.comScott Shreeve
Arriving at a physical with test results ready to discuss
Before a routine physical, Scott ordered baseline tests through MyMedLab and received the results in time to send them to his doctor. That let him use more of the appointment to discuss the findings rather than arrange the testing.
thehealthcareblog.comThings to know
- Unused kit orders have a refund processing fee.
MyMedLab’s FAQ allows refunds up to six months; older orders become testing credit.
- Testing is paid for upfront.
MyMedLab accepts HSA/FSA payment; an Expert Review is purchased separately after results arrive.
- Results are placed in your Personal Health Record.
You authorize the independent laboratory to release results into MyMedLab’s account service.
- Check the ordering route for your location.
Testing is unavailable in New York. Confirm home-kit service for New Jersey or Rhode Island before ordering.
Alternatives
Tiny Health · Adult Gut Health Test
Choose a broad shotgun microbial profile and a group review instead of MyMedLab’s GI Effects clinical 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 MyMedLab’s GI Effects clinical markers.
$485
Biomesight · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers bacterial sequencing data and optional practitioner help, rather than MyMedLab’s GI Effects clinical markers. Downloadable data is a particular emphasis.
$199
Ombre · Gut Health Test
A bacterial wellness profile with food suggestions, rather than MyMedLab’s GI Effects clinical markers. Ombre probiotics are optional separate purchases.
$229.99FAQs
Where do I find my report?
Results appear in your MyMedLab Personal Health Record. If an Expert Review is available, it can be purchased from the results page.
Do I need to arrange physician approval myself?
No. The consumer purchase supplies the required approval. It is an ordering service rather than an ongoing treatment visit.