Comprehensive Carrier Screening with City Fertility

Core Carrier Screening includes Cystic fibrosis (CF), Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Fragile X. These are three of the most common genetic disease that affect children in Australia. Just 1 in 20 people find out they are carriers of a condition on this test.

Our Comprehensive Carrier Screening option is much more inclusive to risks faced by everyone, because certain conditions are more common in different ethnicities — and its 2023, so most of us are more mixed than we think we are!

8 out of 10 people who do our comprehensive carrier screening test find out they are healthy carriers of at least one condition. Knowing this info in advance is really important because it can open up reproductive options and even significantly reduce the chance of passing the specific condition.

80% of babies born with an inherited genetic condition had no family history of it. That’s why Eugene’s carrier screening is relevant when you are planning a pregnancy, regardless of your family background or history.

1 in 40 partners find out that they have a high risk of having a child with one of the 550 conditions on the test.

Unfortunately Comprehensive carrier screening isn't covered by Medicare just yet. This is because the testing is done by our offshore lab as previously no Australian labs have offered larger panels.

Yes, it is important that you only place your order via the Eugene link provided for City Fertility patients.

We have designed a tailored product for City Fertility patients which includes your individual report, matching your results with one donor and a post results matching consultation with one of our genetic counsellors.

To ensure your test includes the additional services, it is essential that you use the link provided via email.

The City Fertility test was designed specifically for circumstances where an individual is working with a clinic-recruited donor as part of their IVF journey.

This test includes everything in an Comprehensive Carrier Test - an individual carrier test, a lab report and a Eugene clinical report of your individual carrier status.

In addition, the Comprehensive Carrier Test for City Fertility patients includes an enhanced clinical review, ensuring your results are carefully matched with a donor. This thorough process features a detailed reproductive risk assessment and a personalized post-results consultation with one of our genetic counselors. You’ll receive two comprehensive reports: one detailing your individual results and another showing the combined risk results with your donor. We hope that this added value provides you with deeper insights and greater peace of mind, helping you make the best choices for your future.

The Comprehensive test for couples only includes one combined risk report between a male and a female (sex assigned at birth). As you both need individual reports, further matching of your results with a donor and a post-results matching consult with one of our genetic counsellors, you need to order two individual tests.

Pro tip: each of you will need an individual Eugene account, please order each test separately using your own details and email address.

This test is not meant to diagnose a person with any of the conditions screened for.

From the moment we receive your saliva sample, the turnaround time to get your results is up to 4 weeks.

Can results be expedited?
Our partner lab is unable to expedite results. Each sample performs differently at the lab, while some samples produce valid results after one round of testing, other samples require multiple testing rounds.
We will send you a notification once your results are available.

The City Fertility donor team will need to send you and your donor’s genetic carrier screening results to the genetic counselling team at Eugene. Once these are received we will do our absolute best to review these as soon as possible. Once your results are ready we will send you an email with a booking link to select a time that suits you for your appointment. Please note that Genetic counselling is provided via Zoom.

Absolutely, we encourage you to attend your results appointments with your reproductive partner. So we have enough time to discuss each of your results, please book two appointments. You will each receive a booking link, please book the appointments back-to-back.

Each test comes with a consult with a Eugene genetic counsellor to discuss your results and any options you want to consider. If you’d like, we’ll also provide specialist referrals to support your ongoing care or forward your results to your GP or specialist.

Plus you can always access our free education tools.

Your saliva sample is destroyed after 30 days. In unusual cases when testing takes longer than 30 days, the specimen will be retained until the report is delivered.

As a healthcare company, we comply with the most stringent local and international privacy and security regulations. We take incredible care to use technical, process and physical safeguards to secure your personal information and protect it against misuse, loss or alteration.

Finally, Eugene doesn’t share any of your data with anyone but you, the lab, City Fertility and (with your express permission) your doctor. To learn more about how our partner lab uses and stores your data, see the Fulgent privacy policy