*Source: https://www.years.co/en/mikrobiom-analyse-deutschland* Berlin · For patients from all over Germany # Microbiome analysis within a check-up, not as a standalone test. A microbiome result on its own is hard to read. At YEARS the gut flora sequencing is read together with inflammatory markers, metabolic values and nutrient status, and interpreted by a physician. One day in Berlin, around 15 minutes from the main station. Clarify in an intro call Microbiome analysis in Berlin - Gut flora & diversity - Dysbiosis patterns - Physician-interpreted - Part of Ultimate Why this matters ## The test is easy to get. The interpretation is the hard part. Microbiome kits are plentiful in Germany: a tube by post, send the sample back, a dashboard with bars and traffic-light colours. What is missing is the connection to everything else. Whether a shift in your gut flora means anything depends on what your inflammatory markers look like, how your metabolism is running and what symptoms you actually have. There is also an uncomfortable truth about the field itself: microbiome research is young, and many of the popular claims are associations rather than established causes. We take that as a reason to work more carefully and promise less, not as a reason to skip it. We tell you what the analysis can do. And what it cannot. Standalone test by post 1 One sample, one dashboard, a comparison against a reference group. No blood work alongside, no physician, no symptom history. What you do with it is left to you. Within the YEARS check-up 230+ Gut flora together with inflammation, metabolism, nutrient status and functional diagnostics. A physician reads it in context and tells you whether and what follows. ## Who offers microbiome analysis in Germany You can get a microbiome analysis three ways: as a test kit by post, through a specialist laboratory that serves practitioners, or as part of a physician-led check-up. The sample is similar everywhere. The difference is who connects the result to the rest of your data. Provider | What it is | Locations | Access and scope | What that means for you | BIOMES Source : biomes.world | Direct-to-consumer test with its own certified laboratory | Ordered online and shipped, no clinic visit | Gut flora test by DNA sequencing, result delivered as a report | The fastest and cheapest entry point. The report stands alone, without cross-checking against blood work, imaging or history. | myBioma Source : mybioma.com | Direct-to-consumer test with personalised recommendations | Ordered online and shipped | Gut microbiome analysis with nutrition and lifestyle recommendations | Good for a first impression and for symptoms you want to make sense of. For medical decisions the context of the remaining diagnostics is missing. | GANZIMMUN Source : ganzimmun.de | Specialist laboratory for physicians and therapists, by its own account for over 25 years | Laboratory in Mainz, accessed through your practitioner | Microbiome analytics as part of a broad laboratory diagnostics portfolio | The analysis is embedded in treatment. You need a physician or therapist to send in the sample and interpret it. | YEARS | Physician-led preventive clinic, all diagnostics in one day | Berlin-Charlottenburg, clients from across Germany | Microbiome analysis as part of the Ultimate program | The microbiome result is interpreted by physicians together with more than 230 biomarkers, imaging and functional diagnostics. Billed under GOÄ. | Third-party details as published on the providers own websites, as of 24 August 2026. We deliberately do not quote third-party prices, because they change constantly. How we work ## Four reasons we do not offer the microbiome on its own - ### A result that does not stand alone A microbiome report on its own is hard to read. Together with inflammatory markers (hsCRP), metabolic values and vitamin and iron status it becomes a picture that points somewhere. That is exactly why we do not offer it as a standalone test. - ### Sequencing in a laboratory, not in your living room Sample handling determines how meaningful the result is. We work with laboratory partners and defined protocols rather than a tube that spent days in transit. What is captured is the composition and diversity of the gut flora plus indications of fungal colonisation. - ### Medical interpretation included No app dashboard with traffic-light colours, but a conversation with a physician. They interpret what your values mean in the context of your symptoms and the rest of the diagnostics, and what follows from them. - ### Honest about the limits Microbiome research is young. Many links are associations rather than established causes, and an analysis is not a diagnostic test for a disease. We tell you where the evidence is solid and where it is not. And we do not sell you supplements alongside it. What the analysis captures ## And where its reach ends. The last point is deliberately on this page. An analysis whose limits nobody names is hard to judge. ### Composition and diversity Which bacterial groups are present and in what proportion. Low diversity is one of the few findings consistently associated with less favourable outcomes in studies. ### Dysbiosis patterns Shifts in the balance of bacterial groups, for instance after a course of antibiotics or with persistent digestive complaints. This is where the result is most likely to be actionable. ### Indications of fungal colonisation Overgrowth of yeasts can be captured alongside. Whether it requires treatment is decided by the clinical context, not by the laboratory value alone. ### Link to inflammation and metabolism The real gain within a check-up: the microbiome is read together with hsCRP, HbA1c, insulin and nutrient status. Only that combination can carry a recommendation. ### Nutrition as the concrete lever What can be influenced most reliably is fibre and plant diversity in your diet. That becomes an actionable plan, with our nutrition consultation if you want it. ### What an analysis cannot do It does not diagnose a disease, does not predict a disease course and does not produce an individual diet plan with scientific certainty. Anyone promising that is overstating the evidence. Gut flora in context A bar chart of your bacteria is not information yet. Only the context turns it into one. How it works if you travel in ## One trip, one day, results consultation without a second journey. 01 ### Free intro call Beforehand and without travelling. We clarify what you want investigated and say honestly whether a microbiome analysis adds anything in your case. 02 ### One day in Berlin Medical history, sample collection and the rest of the programme diagnostics in one appointment in City West, around 15 minutes from the main station. Breakfast and lunch included. 03 ### Laboratory analysis Sequencing runs at our laboratory partners following defined protocols. That takes a few days; the other values from your check-up are available earlier. 04 ### Medical results consultation A physician reads the microbiome result together with inflammation, metabolism and nutrient status and translates it into concrete steps, usually around diet. Without a second trip if you prefer, report delivered digitally. Internal medicine assessment Dr. med. Ann Netzer Specialist in Internal Medicine „ Prevention means identifying the spark before it becomes a flame. “ View profile → ## Choose the right checkup for you All programs include comprehensive diagnostics and individual consultation ### Core ® A medically guided baseline check that shows you where you stand and which topics need priority now. EUR 1,900 Consultation Included Biomarkers 87 Duration 6h Check-ins - For everyone who … - want to truly know where they stand for the first time - want to go beyond the five standard values at the GP - want to start with prevention, without maximum depth right away View diagnostics & services What you get After one day you know where you are healthy and which two or three topics matter now. Choose YEARS Core ® > More Info ### Evolve ® Comprehensive diagnostics plus annual plan, follow-ups and adjustments — turning insight into lasting change. EUR 7,600 Consultation Included Biomarkers 120 Duration 9h Check-ins 1x For everyone who … - want the full picture including whole-body MRI - have a family history or first irregularities - want to turn values into a guided annual plan View diagnostics & services What you get You get the full structural picture plus a plan that moves with you through the year. Choose YEARS Evolve ® > More Info ### Ultimate ® Personal health management with close medical guidance, Europe's most comprehensive diagnostics and continuous oversight. EUR 16,900 Consultation Included Biomarkers 230 Duration 9h Check-ins 3x For everyone who … - want maximum diagnostic depth, down to epigenetics, neurology and microbiome - want continuous medical guidance instead of a snapshot - want to actively steer their healthy years, not just measure them View diagnostics & services What you get You have a team that steers your health year-round, instead of measuring it just once. Choose YEARS Ultimate ® > More Info Up to 100% reimbursement possible Your YEARS diagnostics are generally reimbursable via private health insurance (PKV), Beihilfe or company health benefits (BKV). You receive a GOÄ-compliant invoice for submission. Check reimbursement ## Frequently asked questions about microbiome analysis Who in Germany offers microbiome analysis as part of a health check-up? + Most offerings in Germany are standalone tests: a kit by post, one sample, a results dashboard. Embedded in physician-led diagnostics the analysis is considerably rarer, mostly found at preventive medicine clinics and some gastroenterology centres. YEARS is a physician-led preventive medicine clinic in Berlin City West working with patients from all over Germany. The microbiome analysis is part of the Ultimate programme and is interpreted together with inflammatory, metabolic and nutrient markers. Why not just order a microbiome test online? + Because a microbiome result on its own is hard to read. You get a list of bacterial groups and a comparison against a reference group, but nobody who connects that with your symptoms, your inflammatory markers and your metabolism. That is exactly where the medical value arises. Sample quality matters too: processing time and transport affect the result. If all you want is orientation, a home test is legitimate. For a medical statement it is not enough. I do not live in Berlin. How does it work? + That is the normal case for us. The complete check-up takes place in one day; the clinic is in City West, around 15 minutes from the main station and easy to reach from the airport. The sample for the microbiome analysis is organised as part of the appointment, and the laboratory analysis then takes a few days. The medical results consultation follows afterwards, without a second trip if you prefer. You receive the written report digitally. How solid is the evidence on the microbiome? + Mixed, and we say so openly. It is well supported that the composition of the gut flora relates to immune function, metabolism and digestion, and that low diversity is associated with less favourable outcomes in studies. Considerably weaker is the evidence for causal claims about individual bacterial groups and for individual diet plans derived from them. A microbiome analysis is not a diagnostic test for a disease. It provides orientation that becomes useful in the context of the rest of the diagnostics. When does a microbiome analysis make sense and when not? + It makes most sense with persistent unexplained digestive complaints, after prolonged or repeated courses of antibiotics, with recurring infections, or if you want to change your diet deliberately and need a baseline. It makes less sense as an end in itself when you have no complaints at all, because usually no consequence follows. In the free intro call we say openly if we consider the benefit low in your case. What does it cost and does insurance pay? + The microbiome analysis is part of the Ultimate programme from €16,900, which additionally includes genomics, epigenetics and neurology. As a private medical service we bill according to GOÄ, and reimbursement is possible depending on your policy: privately insured patients submit the invoice to their insurer, and with occupational health insurance the annual budget applies. German statutory health insurance generally does not cover microbiome analysis. The insurer always decides bindingly. Will you recommend probiotics or supplements afterwards? + We do not sell supplements and earn nothing from recommendations. If a probiotic seems sensible in your case we will say so and explain why, but the first lever is almost always diet: fibre and plant diversity have the best evidence and the most reliable effect on composition. Where the evidence for a supplement is thin, we say that too, rather than recommending something that merely sounds good. ## Also relevant Microbiome analysis in Berlin The location page with full detail Nutrition consultation The concrete lever after the result Always tired? When gut, energy and inflammation connect ## Let us first establish whether it helps in your case. Book a free intro call. We say honestly whether a microbiome analysis makes sense for your case or whether the smaller route is enough. Free intro call (15 min) Reserve appointment ★ 4,9 · 71+ Google- reviews · PKV, Beihilfe & bKV reimbursable