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The kit arrives. It isn't big.
You get it out of the mailbox and bring it to your counter. It's printed in fun, friendly colors.
Swab. Spit. Prick your finger. Mail it back. Soon, you'll learn something new about yourself: your hormones, your fertility, your cancer risk, your predisposition to Alzheimer's, your metabolism, your food sensitivities, or even your entire genome.
That's the lure of at-home ("direct-to-consumer") DNA and health testing. Late at night, from your phone, you can order just about any test to take at home, whether you're uninsured, curious, or simply anxious about what secrets your body may be hiding.
Before ordering one myself, though, I did a little Googling.
At first, I was looking for simple answers. Was the test FDA reviewed? Was the company covered by HIPAA? Would a doctor explain the results? The more I read, the less simple it became. FDA language was rare, and when it appeared, it was usually tied to a specific test, report, or collection kit -- not necessarily the whole company or service.
Some companies said they're HIPAA-compliant...
