Comprehensive Carrier Screening with Flinders Fertility

Comprehensive carrier screening is an at-home genetic test that checks to see if you have a higher chance of having a baby with a serious inherited genetic disease. It tests for 550 genetic diseases that can affect children, including cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, Tay-Sachs Disease, and fragile X syndrome.

This test is available to donor recipients who are Flinders Fertility clients. It includes individual carrier screening and a comparison of your result with your donor’s carrier screening result.

	For donor recipients who are Flinders Fertility clients
	Results in up to 4 weeks
	Buccal swab collection
	One donor-matched genetic counselling consult included
	One donor-matched custom report included

$995.00

2-day return shipping Australia wide

No doctor referral needed

Results in up to 4 weeks

Is this test right for me?

Comprehensive Carrier Screening with Flinders Fertility is a custom panel designed for recipients of donor gametes. The goal of carrier screening is to help you get a thorough understanding of the chance of having a child with a serious inherited genetic condition when using a particular donor.

It’s the best option for those who want to know their individual carrier status and want to do everything they can to understand the chance of passing on a genetic disease to their child.

There are many carrier screening panels on the market, and they can change over time. So, while sometimes the panel we offer may not exactly match what your donor had, importantly it includes in it the gene/s your donor was a carrier for.

Because we are unable to test you on an exact matched panel as your donor, you may also discover that you are a carrier for a condition that your donor was not tested for in their panel. If this occurs, the genetic counsellors at Eugene will help you to understand what this means for your own reproductive risk.

What genes are screened?

Comprehensive Carrier screens for 550 inherited genetic disease 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, or the GBA gene associated with Gauchers disease, which is common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population.

What can I do with the carrier test results?

Your carrier testing results help you understand your chance of having a child with a serious inherited genetic condition. As part of this package, one of our genetic counsellors will meet with you to discuss:

Whether or not your donor carries the same condition(s) as you and if you have an increased risk of having a child affected with a condition with your donor.
What genes you and your donor have been screened for.
What your options are depending on the above, including continuing with the selected donor or selecting a different donor.
If you and your chosen donor are carriers of the same condition, you may be advised to select a new donor to reduce this risk of having a child with a serious genetic condition.

What’s included with the test?

Each test includes your individual carrier test, a lab report and a Eugene clinical report of your individual carrier status.

To empower you to continue on your IVF journey with knowledge and confidence we also include a genetic counselling consult and a report to match your carrier result with the result of your chosen donor.

If you change your donor at any point, we provide a new report to match your carrier test result with your new donor’s result for an additional fee of $195. To support you, we include another genetic counselling consult with this new report.

About the lab

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.

What's included

At-home sample collection kit

DNA analysis in a certified laboratory

Doctor reviewed test results

A consult with a genetic counsellor

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Frequently asked questions

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

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.

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.

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

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, Flinders 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

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