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23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Average customer rating
3.8
(5,679 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 5,679 reviews
5 Stars
3,017
4 Stars
786
3 Stars
553
2 Stars
403
1 Star
920
73%of customers recommend this product.
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5,412)
Customer Reviews for 23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Customer Rating
5
Happy to know what I can fight against
on April 8, 2018
Posted by: Anonymous
from Bronx, NY, USA
Length of ownership:3 months
I have always wanted to know where I came from, but the best part is that no one in family ever like to talk about what health issues may arises everything is so hush hush. And once you find out someone might say oh I knew about cause aunt so-so had that and she died. So at my age I need to know what I can turn around if any at all.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Experience with my 23 & Me
on April 17, 2018
Posted by: ayesart
from New York
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I like 23 & Me, good results, fair on the ancestry. Should do more regarding pin pointing Indigenous ancestry. I am a descendant of the Guanahatabey - proven via C. Lalueza Fox's mtDNA study of Western Cuba and western Dominican Guanahatabey assemblages. Waiting for 23 & Me to research Denisovian ancestry.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Amazing
on May 31, 2018
Posted by: Kc87
from Utah
Length of ownership:3 months
I have fully enjoyed my 23andMe! It has opened up more about my ancestors and let me get more insight to my heritage. I have been entirely thrilled with the outcomes.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
A work in progress
on May 31, 2018
Posted by: littlejoe
from Syracuse ,New York
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
23 and me is a work in progress. Since I joined there have been many changes . It seems like the company is trying to get a handle on what the final product will look like. I like the genealogy part of it. I like the list of DNA matches and how they are related to me. I have used it to help me solve my family tree. I like how the compare feature works with the matches in common. . It actually shows how closely related the person I am comparing is to my list of relatives. Some of the other genealogy sites don't have this feature. They will give you a list of matches in common but won't tell what the percentage of the relationship is. Its good that the anonymous option is being eliminated. It was frustrating trying to find out who the person was. They would not answer you. People complained about this. A actual name should be required also , not just initials. The health feature I liked when it first came out. Had some good info. It didn't bother me. The govt said it had to change which is too bad. I am grandfathered in , but I never pay much attention to the health end of it anymore . Seems to be watered down. I like answering the health survey questions. I hope it helps somebody out. 23 and me is one of the tools I use for genealogy . I am glad its out there. Sounds like it heading in the right direction and getting things squared away.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
23andMe Saved My Life!
on June 26, 2018
Posted by: Sandi57
from Kansas City
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
When I got my results, I thought: "Great, I have no serious illnesses and, most importantly, I do not have the breast or ovarian cancer gene." My mother died after suffering from ovarian cancer for 17 years and doctors told me I had a one-in-two chance of contracting it myself, which was the primary reason I took the test. Fast forward three years later when I broke my ankle in three places on the first day of our Jamaican vacation. We returned to Kansas City and I'm sitting with an orthopedic surgeon discussing my upcoming operation; I take out my phone and access my 23andMe results online (How cool is that?), I show him that my primary health issue was Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). While the average for most people was 7%, mine is 22%. I was impressed by how seriously my surgeon took the results from 23andMe. He told me that in the 8 days leading up to my operation I would get phone calls and emails from the hospital informing me NOT to take aspirin because of bleeding but to ignore them. Instead, I HAVE to take aspirin because of my DVT issues. Two days after my operation, my Primary Care Physician, who is also my neighbor, dropped by and was very unhappy I was advised to stay in bed for three to five days. She told me three of the main causes of DVT are: 1) an injury to an extremity (CHECK); 2) major surgery (CHECK) and 3) being sedentary (CHECK). My PCP had seen my 23andMe results three years before when I gave her a printout for my health records. She also took them very seriously and made notes about the DVT at the time. She consulted with my surgeon and they agreed I needed to give myself daily injections of Lovenox for two weeks in order to prevent blood clotting. Two years later, I still have not had an incident with blood clots (on long plane rides I know to get up and walk around every 90 minutes). My family and friends have also done 23andMe based on my positive experience. I honestly believe, and tell everyone I meet, that 23andMe saved my life!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Could not be happier! Very professional.
on July 6, 2018
Posted by: JesusGirl
from Jefferson City, MO
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I bought this 3 years ago and have learned so much about my family background and have met a bunch of relatives I never knew existed. And I love that I can help the research team make discoveries about general health and ancestry, by participating in research projects and answering survey questions.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
My puzzle piece has been found
on September 4, 2018
Posted by: Megg
from Florida
Length of ownership:3 months
My entire life I've been looking for my biological father with 5 men tested I was getting to where I thought it would be impossible . no name no idea what he looked like or anything.I did 23 and me found a first cousin and lead to me flying to WV from FL to meet the family I have so deeply longed for. Thank you 23 and me without you this would of never been possible!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Recently Found A Sister I Never Knew I Had
on September 7, 2018
Posted by: Keith_Vermont
from VT
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I ordered a 23andMe kit just to find out about my ancestry and found out so much more. While checking the "DNA relatives" area of the site, I found out that another 23andMe customer was showing as a DNA match to me and that 23andMe predicted we were brother and sister -- with the same mother and father! How could this be? I knew my 1 brother and 1 sister growing up with our parents, how could I have another sister and not know she existed. I got in touch with her and found out that she was put up for adoption right after being born. A sister, out there, for over 60 years and me and my oldest sister didn't even know she existed. We're in touch know and looking to "catch-up" as they say. Thank you, 23andMe and thank you, Science! -Keith
I would recommend this to a friend!
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