Microbiome Test Kit

A diverse and robust microbiome may help support digestive health, brain health, and overall health.

1. Practitioner orders the kit  

Use the same convenient methods you use to order all Standard Process products.

 

2. Practitioner completes one-time registration as a health care practitioner via biohmtesting.standardprocess.com/hcp  

You’ll receive an email invitation with the link as soon as you place your order. You and your patients will not be able to view the completed Gut Report unless you have registered as a health care professional. 

If you are completing a Microbiome Test Kit for yourself, you will be able to complete kit registration from within your account by changing the portal view from Provider to Patient view (example below).

3. Patient registers the Microbiome Test Kit

After purchasing the test from a health care practitioner, patient registers their kit online at biohmtesting.standardprocess.com/register. Using the unique Kit ID (included in each kit) and a searchable field, patient registers the kit under their health care practitioner’s name.

Email verification: Please check the Promotions Folder and/or Junk Mail for the email verification email to complete the registration process.

Two-factor authentication: A cell phone number is preferred for the two-factor authentication. If you or your patient only has a land line, there is an option to “Send Audio Code” to a landline during the Account Registration Process. Enter your phone number and click the “Send Audio Code” button to receive a phone call with the verification code that you can enter when registering. (There is an option to click the “Send Audio Code” button again if you do not hear it the first time.)
 

4. Patient collects stool sample

Patient follows simple instructions provided on the kit to prepare and collect their stool sample.

 

5. Patient mails sample  

Patient places the stool sample in the mail (USPS) using the pre-paid return envelope provided with the kit. It is sent to the BIOHM® laboratory.

 

6. BIOHM^® Testing

The patient’s sample is analyzed at BIOHM®’s laboratory through a process consisting of seven different stages.
 

7. Receive and review Gut Report

After testing is completed, the Gut Report, which includes the Gut Score™ and Insights Report (diet, lifestyle and product recommendations), is sent to the health care professional. The health care professional will receive an email notification to review and release the report to their patient. Once the Gut Report is released by the health care practitioner in the portal, the patient will receive an email notification that their report is ready. It includes a printable PDF version of the Gut Score™ and Insights Report that the health care practitioner may review with the patient to discuss their individualized diet, lifestyle, and supplement insights.

For PC and MAC instructions on printing the report, please click here.

 

8. Monitor    

The patient’s diet, lifestyle, and supplement changes can be tracked. Retest every 4 to 6 months to track microbiome levels over time.

Stage 1: Quality Control
The submitted sample will be checked to ensure it has enough fecal material to be processed and obtain accurate results

Stage 2: DNA Extraction
Bacterial and fungal DNA are extracted from the sample

Stage 3: PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Millions of copies of the submitted DNA will be generated so that a more accurate measurement can be determined

Stage 4: Library Preparation
A library of each sample’s bacterial and fungal DNA will be prepared and then identified through the sequencing process

Stage 5: Sequencing
In the final stage of fungal and bacteria sequencing, the microorganisms are identified, summarized, and then prepared for a personalized report

Stage 6: Report Generation
Each unique microbiome profile is compiled, analyzed, and then compared to the levels of bacteria and fungi in the normal population

Stage 7: Wellness Recommendations
The final report is reviewed by a microbiome-trained registered nutritionist who will provide wellness recommendations to balance your overall digestive health.

The Gut Report includes the following two parts: 

• Gut Score™
• Diversity Score
• Diet Insights
• Lifestyle Insights
• Supplement Recommendations

Sample processing typically takes 3 - 4 weeks from the time the sample is received at the lab.

Your Gut Score™ is based on four criteria: your Microbiome Diversity, your Phyla Balance, your Beneficial Species levels, and your Pathogenic Species levels. The report breaks down your scores for each of the criteria making up the Gut Score™ so that you can better see where the imbalances lie. However, the four criteria considered for the Gut Score™ aren’t all equal! Your overall Phyla Balance, for instance, is a far more important piece of the equation and overall health of your microbiome than your Beneficial Species.

The overall Gut Score™ is scaled from 1 to 10, with 1 suggesting potentially serious imbalance(s) and 10 suggesting a potentially robust microbiome. Each of the four (4) criteria (patient’s microbiome data, Microbiome Diversity, Phyla Balance, the Beneficial Species, and the Pathogenic Species) used to calculate the Gut Score™ are also individually scored from 1-10.

Based on the particular insights in a patient’s Gut Report, an imbalanced microbiome may best supported by modifications to diet, lifestyle, and intake of dietary supplements. These changes may collectively help encourage beneficial (good) strains while helping to support phyla balance and diversity.

Standard Process and MediHerb^® have a number of supplements that — along with diet and lifestyle changes — can help support the microbiome. A health care practitioner’s product recommendations will be based on a number of factors, including Gut Report results and measurable starting levels.

The BIOHM^® Healthcare Portal utilizes industry-standard privacy protection that includes, but is not limited to, the use of multifactor authentication settings for access to privileged accounts or files. BIOHM^® itself is not subject to HIPAA, since neither BIOHM^® nor Standard Process is acting on behalf of the health care practitioners. The health care practitioners are instructed not to disclose any health information to either Standard Process or BIOHM^®, and the Microbiome Test itself is a cash-only test that is not eligible for insurance reimbursement. Instead, the patient completes a written HIPAA authorization in which the patient authorizes any use or disclosure of his or her health information that may occur throughout the process.

BIOHM^® does not share sequencing data, Gut Report results or patient survey responses with third parties, except as permitted by the terms of service that are agreed to as part of registration process, which includes sharing such information with a patient’s health care practitioner in order to provide the services, or using it in an aggregated, anonymized or de-identified manner for research purposes.

It is suggested to retest every 4 - 6 months to track microbiome levels over time.

All Microbiome Test Kits sold into New York State are required to have the stool sample shipped back from outside New York State.

If there are questions regarding registration, your account, password reset, or accessing the portal, please contact us at microbiometest@standardprocess.com or 262-495-8270. Patient should connect with their health care practitioner to discuss questions on the Gut Report results, product recommendations, or lifestyle recommendations. Health care practitioners should contact their sales representative or the Education Team at education@standardprocess.com for further questions on the Microbiome Test Kit.