Description

Advanced Female Nutrition, Diet, Weight Loss and Lifestyle Blood Test

Get comprehensive health insights including checks for thyroid function, hormones, vitamins and minerals, and cholesterol

Is it for you?

*A doctor’s and health coach’s comments are included in this test

What can I learn from this test?

Our diet and lifestyle blood test covers a wide range of health indicators, from your risk of heart disease and diabetes to how well your major organs are working. It explores factors that could affect your energy levels, such as your thyroid function, iron levels, and other essential vitamins and minerals.

It also checks key female hormones, including follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinising hormone (LH), and oestradiol, which play important roles in menstruation and fertility.

What is the Advanced Female Nutrition, Diet, Weight Loss and Lifestyle Test?

Our most Advanced Blood Test is also our most comprehensive female health check. It gives you insights into many aspects of your health and can help you take steps to improve it.

Alongside your results, you’ll get doctor’s comments and advice with any next steps. These may include ways you can change your diet and lifestyle to improve your health and reduce your risk of preventable illness. You can also use this test to track any improvements over time with regular testing.

When should take this test?

Prepare for your  Blood Test by following these instructions. Please take your sample before 10am. Take this test when any symptoms of short-term illness have settled. Avoid heavy exercise for 48 hours beforehand. Avoid fatty foods for eight hours before your test, you do not need to fast. Take this test two to five days after the start of your period, ideally on day three. It can be taken any time if you do not have periods. Hormonal contraception can affect the results of this test. Taking a break from this and waiting for your periods to restart before your blood test will give more accurate results. You should take this test before you take any medication or vitamin/mineral supplements. If you use hormone gels, pessaries, patches, or tablets, we strongly recommend selecting a venous sample to minimise contamination sometimes seen with finger-prick tests. Otherwise, administer any hormone supplements using gloves, and make sure your fingers have not been in contact with hormone supplements for at least four weeks before taking the test. Hormones can be absorbed deep within the skin even after minimal contact and remain there for weeks despite vigorous handwashing. Do not take biotin supplements for two days before this test, discuss this with your doctor if it is prescribed. Do not take vitamin B12 for two weeks prior to this test. If your B12 is prescribed ask your doctor whether to stop.

47 Biomarkers Tested

Cholesterol: Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, Non – HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, Total cholesterol : HDL, Triglycerides

Clotting Status: Platelet count, MPV, or Mean Platelet Volume

Diabetes: Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)

Gout: Uric acid

Inflammation: C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

Kidneys: Urea, Creatinine, Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

Liver: Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), Alanine transferase (ALT), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Bilirubin

Vitamins, Proteins & Minerals: Magnesium – serum, Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), Transferrin saturation, Ferritin, Folate – serum, Vitamin B12 – active, Vitamin D, Globulin, Albumin, Total Protein

Hormones: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinising Hormone (LH), Oestradiol, Testosterone

Thyroid: Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Triiodothyronine (T3), Free Thyroxine (T4)

Blood Cells: Basophils, Eosinophils, Monocytes, Lymphocytes, Neutrophils, White cell count, MCHC (mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration), MCH (mean corpuscular haemoglobin), MCV (mean corpuscular volume), Red Cell Count