Webinar - 7 October 2024
Genetic counseling services focused on patients
With more than 30 years of experience, Labcorp offers the largest national commercial network of genetic counselors. We provide a broad range of counseling services, including those for prenatal and preconception, infertility and hereditary cancer care.
Your partner in genetic counseling
We offer a menu of genetic counseling services, customizable to meet the needs of you and your patients.
Comprehensive genetic counseling
- Genetic risk assessment, including a review of the patient’s personal and family medical histories and genetic test results
- Patient education about genetic risk factors and appropriate testing options
- Patient information and support for informed decision-making
- Coordinated patient care to assist you in offering the right test at the right time to the right patient
- Written consultation summary sent to the referring health care provider
This service is available via telegenetic counseling and can be easily scheduled by your patient through our patient scheduling portal.
Genetic results counseling
- Targeted discussion between the patient and a genetic counselor about the results of Integrated Genetics or Labcorp testing
- Based on the result, an overview of any relevant follow-up testing that should be considered
- Written consultation summary provided to the referring physician and patient
- No additional charge for genetic results counseling
This service is available by phone and can be easily scheduled by your patient through our patient scheduling portal.
Genetic Counseling Specialties
Genetic counseling to support fertility practices
- Pre-test and post-test genetic counseling, including genetic results counseling
- Recipient patient counseling, including discussion of donor history and genetic test results from any laboratory
- Counseling for positive PGT results, integrating your policies regarding embryo transfers
- Donor genetic risk assessment for egg, sperm or embryo
- This service is available via telegenetic counseling and can be easily scheduled by your patient using a unique link provided to your practice
Have an account and ready to refer a patient?
Don’t have an account? Please contact your local Labcorp Women’s Health and Genetics sales representative.
iGeniE, Labcorp’s digital genetic assistant
To help support patient care and streamline genetic test results delivery, iGeniE, Labcorp’s digital genetic assistant, works hand-in-hand with you and your practice. It delivers genetic screening results to patients through personalized videos customized by our genetic counseling team, helping patients understand the results and available next steps to discuss with their healthcare provider.
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Genetic Counseling FAQ
- What does a genetic counseling session look like?
We offer a menu of genetic counseling services, including genetic results counseling and comprehensive genetic counseling. Typically, these sessions are an audio or video conversation between a patient and a genetic counselor.
Genetic results counseling is a targeted discussion between the patient and a genetic counselor about the results of Labcorp testing. This service can be implemented into your practice to help streamline and support results delivery, informed decision-making and patient care.Comprehensive genetic counseling includes a more in-depth discussion with a genetic counselor. Topics may include personal and family medical histories, as well as education about genetic risk factors and appropriate testing options.
- Who is a candidate for genetic counseling?
Genetic counseling is an option for anyone who is considering genetic testing or screening or wants to discuss the results of genetic testing. For some patients the testing process may be complex, and it is important to have a trusted source to help answer questions.
Reproductive genetic counseling can help patients better understand reproductive risks that may be related to a genetic cause. It can also help patients better understand fertility challenges, infertility or abnormal prenatal genetic screening results. Hereditary cancer counseling is commonly indicated for those with a family history of breast, ovarian or colorectal cancer (especially at an early age), or patients who have a family member with a previously identified hereditary cancer mutation.
- Why would someone be referred to a genetic counselor?
A patient may be referred to genetic counseling for a common indication, such as abnormal reproductive or prenatal genetic screening results, or for hereditary cancer or family history of cancer. Patients may also be referred following a diagnosis of a genetic condition to provide information and improve understanding of the condition, and to discuss potential implications to future family planning.
- How can genetic counseling help my patients and practice?
Genetic counseling can be valuable to any practice that routinely orders genetic screening or diagnostic testing for their patients. These sessions can help translate and communicate genetic information using practical, understandable terms, supporting patients as they make thoughtful genetic healthcare decisions. By incorporating genetic counseling into your practice, whether in-person/in-house or through a telegenetic platform, you can spend more time focusing on your patients' care and streamline your workflow.