Ovasure Test

Has anyone had this test? It is now available online, but a bit expensive.
I found it at http://www.personalabs.com It looks like you don't need a doctor's order, but its only for early detection.


This discussion is related to Labcorp OVASURE.

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Here is a direct quote from the expert on this forum Dr. Goodman

Hi There,
Here is the press release on Ovasure:

OvaSure(TM), an Ovarian Cancer Screening test to assess the presence of early stage ovarian cancer in high-risk women. In a recent study of high risk and average risk subjects, this blood test, using six biomarkers and research conducted at Yale University School of Medicine, was shown to discriminate between disease-free women and ovarian cancer patients (stage I-IV) with high specificity (99.4%) and sensitivity (95.3%). Additional studies performed at Yale University School of Medicine demonstrate comparable findings.

This is a screening test for women who do not have a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. this is not a test to track women who already have a diagnosis of cancer. I have no personal experience with this test as yet.

here is the official statement on this from my scientific and medical society :

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Statement Regarding OvaSure™
The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) recognizes the need for accurate early
detection biomarkers for ovarian cancer. For this reason, SGO reviewed the literature
regarding OvaSure, a serum-based diagnostic test for ovarian cancer.
After reviewing OvaSure’s materials, it is our opinion that additional research is needed
to validate the test’s effectiveness before offering it to women outside of the context of a
research study conducted with appropriate informed consent under the auspices of an
institutional review board.
SGO is committed to actively following and contributing to this vitally important
research. As physicians who care only for women with gynecologic cancers, our hope is
that these cancers can either be prevented or detected early. Because no currently
available test has been shown to reliably detect ovarian cancer in its earliest and most
curable stages, we will await the results of further clinical validation of OvaSure with