HD and slowed progression. Its nothing concrete yet but with no treatment or cure, keeping fit and mentally active is the best thing you can do right now! Tony ow long does the test for huntington's take to get results Hi Jenny, For the predictive test, this will depend on the genetic service that is doing your test, but it is usually approximately 4 -- 6 weeks. This also allows time for the all the pre-result counselling and assessments to be done. Occasionally if the testing team is concerned about the person's psychological state they may postpone the results until this has improved with treatment and further counselling. Most genetic services try to be flexible and not hold up the process unnecessarily. In most states it is a similar time frame for a diagnostic test, that is, if the person being tested already has symptoms and the test will determine whether HD is the cause of those symptoms. Fiona What is the benefits on apply for life insurance before getting tested for the HD gene as opposed to afterwards? Angela Aged 21 Hi Angela, This is a good question. When you apply for a life insurance, disability or income protection insurance policy you have to answer all the questions honestly. This will include questions about your family history of Huntington's disease (or another genetic condition) and whether you have had a genetic test. If you have already had the test and it showed you do have the genetic fault that