Before getting tested, she recommended talking with a geneticcounselor to determine what an individual would like to learn and what would be done with the information.
Nonetheless, finding out about health risks hidden in your genes still seems to me the kind of news that at least requires you make available a trained geneticcounselor to help you deal with it.
Earlier this year, prompted by the growing availability of consumer DNA tests, the American Medical Association sent a letter to the FDA saying that genetic testing should only be done with the guidance of a doctor or trained geneticcounselor.