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Labs have offered tests you can request yourself for some time, but private provider Awanui, is now offering 'wellness testing' with bundles costing more than $500.
The lab says the BodyiQ service, described as 'a next-generation self-requested testing service,' is in response to customer demand driven by an increased interest in being more proactive about health information.
Along with being able to request straightforward tests for things such as pregnancy, customers will also be able to order, among other tests, a nutritional health bundle, a fatigue bundle or a male hormone bundle.
If there is a critical result, customers will be contacted immediately, otherwise, it is up to individuals as to whether a doctor looks at the results.
Awanui says the service is an evolution in self-testing and gives people more access to their health. But GPs question the worth of these tests, and if they will get any follow up.
Angus Chambers, a Christchurch GP and chair of GenPro, speaks to Kathryn.
