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Iron test
A home blood test that measures ferritin, a measure of your iron stores. A finger prick at home, posted to our lab, with your value and its usual range in your account.
From € 31,50 Includes VAT and shipping
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- Sample: a few minutes
- Result: within [n] working days
Iron test From € 31,50
What is the Iron test?
The Iron test is a home blood test that measures ferritin, a measure of the iron stores in your body.
What does the Iron test measure?
The Iron test measures one value:
- Ferritin (µg/l), a measure of your iron stores
How does the Iron test work?
You do the Iron test at home in four steps: order the kit, take a few drops of blood with a finger prick, register your kit and post it to our lab, and read your result in your account.
Novi Labtest makes the kit and manages every step; our accredited lab analyses your sample.
What do you get with your result?
You get each value with its usual range, in your account. Only you see it.
A lab result is not a diagnosis and doesn't replace advice from a doctor. If you have symptoms or concerns, or a value is outside the usual range, please contact your doctor.
What we measure
- Ferritin Iron stores · µg/l Usual range Men: 30 to 350 µg/l Women: 30 to 134 µg/l FERRB
What’s in your kit
- Tube with yellow cap and kit code
- 2 safety lancets
- Alcohol wipe
- Tube stand, to fold
- Instructions
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- Return envelope
- Safety bag
- Sterile gauze pad
- Plaster
- Absorbent sheet
- Printed kit box
- Shipping envelope
- Tube extender
- Test form
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How it works
- Step 1 Order your test
- Step 2 Prick your finger at home, with the video
- Step 3 Register and post your kit
- Step 4 Result in your account
How do you take a finger prick sample for the Iron test?
You take this sample at home with a finger prick: a few drops of blood from your fingertip into the tube with the yellow cap. It takes a few minutes.
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Get everything ready
Unfold the tube stand and put the tube in it. Lay out the alcohol wipe, the safety lancets, the gauze pad and the plaster.
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Wash and warm your hands
Wash your hands with warm water and dry them well. Warm hands give blood more easily.
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Clean your fingertip
Choose the middle or ring finger of the hand you write with least. Clean the side of the fingertip with the alcohol wipe and let it dry.
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Prick the side of your fingertip
Press the safety lancet firmly against the side of your fingertip. Wipe away the first drop with the gauze pad. There is a second lancet in the kit.
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Fill the tube
Hold your hand low and let the drops fall into the tube up to [fill line: from our lab]. Massage gently from your palm to your fingertip; don't squeeze hard.
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Close the tube
Close the yellow cap firmly and put the plaster on your finger.
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Register your kit
In your account, enter the kit code on the tube and the time you took the sample.
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Pack and post
Put the tube with the absorbent sheet in the safety bag, add the test form and close the return envelope. Post it the same day, on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, so it isn't stuck in the post over the weekend.
Questions
What does the Iron test measure?
Ferritin, a measure of the iron stores in your body.
How do I take the blood sample?
With a finger prick at home: a few drops of blood from your fingertip into the tube of the kit. The tab Guide and the instructions PDF show every step.
How long until my result?
Your result is ready within [n] working days after our lab has your sample. It's in your account, and we let you know when it's there.
Who sees my result?
Only you. Your result is in your account, and you decide whether you share it, for example with your doctor.
When do I post my sample?
On the day you take it, on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, so it isn't stuck in the post over the weekend.
Is the result a diagnosis?
No. A lab result is not a diagnosis and doesn't replace advice from a doctor. If you have symptoms or concerns, or a value is outside the usual range, please contact your doctor.
Details
Our lab · [n] working days
- Result time
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- Lab
- Our lab
- Delivery
- By post, return envelope included
- Return label
- [return label]