GenePlanet Reviews 1,342

I did 2 nifty plus tests. Luckily, both came back with positive feedback - (i.e. no deletions or any similar genetic failure found). The first test done was for our now 3 years old son. At the end of my pregnacy with him, when we started doing CTGs, he kept having narrowed undulations. Fortunately, all the other aspects were perfect and the first thing our doctors asked me is if we had done any of the prenatal screening tests. Therefore, I showed them our nifty analysis and the doctors calmed me down saying that the kid is probably only sleeping in the uterus and for that reason he is having narrowed undulations ( considering the fact that the nifty plus test came back with the great results). This really helped me stay positive towards the end of pregnancy and now we have a prefect and healthy son who is still impossible to wake up once he falls asleep :)
The second test done is for the currently ongoing pregnancy. As the results are once again great, I am at ease and look forward to having our baby girl <3
To sum it up, after the first experience, I always recommend nifty to everyone regardless of their age (some people refuse it simply believing nothing can go wrong as they are still young/in their 20s).

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I like the test results, recommendations and the overall simple process.

Very interesting insights and helpful. Support department reacts very quickly and overall the product delivers real quality results and explanations.

It takes long before the test results are available. Is it worth waiting? Not sure, especially for the price it costs. The applications - mobile and WEB are not well structured, somewhat chaotic, and maybe unwillingly suggest that they are still in the beta version.
While using them, you cannot get rid of the feeling, that are intentionally structured so, that force you in purchase of additional services / tests.
For the AI recipes generator, I am not sure that it really considers the DNA test results and food compatibility. At least there is no clear, no-nonsense indication of that.
For the price the product(s) costs, one would expect more.

Fast and easy to understand the results

Test is really helpful (especially because it shows you everything you want to know and also recommends the food you should eat) and I will recommend this to everyone

I searched for the results for a very long time, the application is quite transparent. The overall impression of the results was not completely but quite accurate.

Wide spread analyses with helpfull tips and advices for healthier life.

nice to know things about me :)

Extremely satisfied with this test. I didn't expect such a large number of parameters. It's great to know what predispositions you have for metabolizing vitamins, what predispositions you have, etc.

It is hard to find results. Prepare results overview easier, more readable.

Gives me deep understanding about my roots and helps me to keep my healthy habits.

I went for a medical Cancer Screen test (basic model, which analyses only two genes) via a clinic in my country, which then sent my sample to GenePlanet's lab. In GenePlanet's papers about the test, it says it takes around 4 weeks to get the results (it just says "around 4 weeks", so not 4 weeks from the moment GenePlanet receives the sample). It's been 6 weeks now, and still no results. I wish I had an option to track my sample so I can see its status and what is the estimated completion date for the test. I wish the clinic was more upfront about delays and that someone informed me about a delay if it came to it, and if 4 weeks is not what it usually takes, then the document I was given is outdated and misleading (the clinic also told me it takes 4 weeks to get the results). I suppose there's a possibility GenePlanet is considering the deadline from the moment they receive the sample, but as a customer, I do not know when they received it, as I have no way of tracking the status of my sample. The lab may receive the sample in 3 days or 3 weeks. Something else to consider is that GenePlanet doesn't really have a deadline they need to obey. They just say they "aim" to provide the results in "around" X amount of time.

  
The test was quite expensive (I paid almost 500 EUR) and considering this is a medical test (and not something I did for fun) and considering that my family member is carrying a mutation in the analyzed gene so I decided to test for it myself, I had the right to have this test done for free via public health care. To avoid long waiting, I opted for analysis in the private healthcare sector, hoping to get a faster service, but I ended up paying a lot of money and so far haven't received the results. Luckily, I did not need this test for treatment at this moment, because if I did and had to wait for so long, this would put me in a very inconvenient situation where I would probably have to redo the test somewhere else and pay again. That said, even though this is a medical test, I do not recommend it for medical purposes because the waiting time is too long and unpredictable, with no status updates, and I'm still not sure if I'm ever going to get the results.

At one point, I reached out to the clinic to ask for a status update, and they told me they expect the results to be ready by the end of the week or early next week (they were not). If you're testing for fun and have no trouble waiting to infinity, it might be an okay option, but aside from that, it's too much money to pay to not get the results in a timely manner as the given deadline wasn't respected.

When 6 weeks of waiting was approaching, I sent another email - this time directly to GenePlanet asking for a status update. The email was sent to two different emails (one of which I see frequently posted here by GenePlanet as their contact). Days later, no one replied. So these are 2 (two) different emails, not one, and no reply so it's hard to say you haven't received the email (and I'm not having this problem when contacting anyone else so it's not like my email is not working). Additionally, in a bizarre case that GenePlanet really hasn't received an email on either of the emails (which is unlikely), I followed up with another message through social media. No reply. I waited a few more days and then followed up with another email to the two previously used emails and additionally added another email as CC. Still waiting for a reply. At this point, GenePlanet really can't say that they haven't received any of the messages.
Also, a few months back I filled in a form on GenePlanet's cancer screen subwebsite, and apparently, I was supposed to get contacted by a clinic in my country doing the tests, but never received a reply as well. Funny thing is, while I've been waiting with no updates, GenePlanet pushed something like a new marketing campaign with big discounts to get more people to buy their tests, while at the same time they can't deliver already bought tests in the agreed-upon time nor can they reply to messages.

The cancer screen test (on which someone's medical treatment and screening may depend) is of quite importance and should have a clear wait time/deadline with, ideally, regular status updates. This is quite a sensitive test, where for weeks I'm trying to find out if I am carrying a genetic mutation. Getting these results is quite life-changing, and I wish the waiting process wasn't like this as it's hard to wait for something like this as it is, and this is making a stressful situation even worse.  

Note: I will edit this review if and when these issues get resolved just to avoid cases where GenePlanet may reply that everything is resolved but is not.

The individual findings are interconnected, so I can better interpret the findings and determine their significance for my daily life.