There has been controversy going around that 23andme has produced inaccurate results. According to www.liorpatcher.WordPress.com, most of the SNPs of 23andme were incorrect, leading to odd ratios and bad results.

A person's mentality may also be affected by their results of 23andme. Knowing that one could have a BRCA gene or higher risks of cancer can send him or her into a state of depression. He or she would worry about everything he or she ate or did. This would not be worth it if one's main goal was to have a sense of relief.

Lastly, 23andme's main goal is not to use one's DNA for that person's sole benefit, but rather for the company itself. It collects DNA so that the DNA of each person is put into the database of its ancestor lineage. This information is collected unknowingly, and with each person that submits their DNA, hundreds of thousands of DNA could be used involuntarily.

However, although I support the decision to take the test, personally, I would not take it. I do not believe that I have the capacity to handle the results because I believe that I would be worried for the future instead of making an active effort to improve my health. Especially for the incurable diseases, I would be too focused on the negative results than the positive. Knowing my own results is not good in my case because I do believe that ignorance is a bliss; knowing more about myself is not necessarily better and more beneficial because I always attempt to live healthy. I don't need a genetic test to motivate me to live healthier.

After doing a decent amount of research on 23andMe and genetic testing, as well as having a discussion with my dad, I have concluded that I would not use 23andMe to get results on what my genes say about me. Yes, there are some interesting pros for getting genetic testing, like creating a family tree or finding potential relatives from the data received from 23andMe, but the cons outweigh the pros. The test isn't FDA-approved, a person would probably overreact if they get unfavorable results, genetic testing had some controversies with creating "designer babies" with clinics, and honestly, I'm personally not dying to know what my genes say about me.