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Both of those things can be true at once, and the gap between them is usually where the answer is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is testing chosen for your history, by the clinician who will read it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a fixed panel sold to everybody, and not a printout you are left to decode alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo ways to do it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA kit you use yourself, £180.\u003c\/strong\u003e It arrives at your door and you take the sample with a device that sits on your upper arm, not the needle you are probably picturing. You post it back. Nothing to keep in the diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA phlebotomist who comes to you, £230.\u003c\/strong\u003e They take the sample from a vein in the usual way, at your home, at a time you chose. Some markers can only be measured properly this way, and we will tell you honestly if yours are among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarkers chosen for what you are actually describing, agreed with you before anything is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA written report, included, and yours to keep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour results back within 3 to 5 working days of the laboratory receiving your sample\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we might look at\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on your history and your symptoms, this can cover hormone levels relevant to what you are describing, thyroid function, iron and ferritin, vitamin D and B12, and metabolic markers such as HbA1c, fasting glucose and fasting insulin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich markers are appropriate is decided with you. \u003cstrong\u003eTesting everything is not thoroughness, it is noise, and it usually just creates worry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBeing straight with you\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blood test is one piece of what is going on. It sits alongside your history and how you actually feel, and it does not replace either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a diagnosis, and it does not replace your GP. \u003cstrong\u003eIf you feel unwell and it cannot wait, contact your GP or NHS 111.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Restora Clinic","offers":[{"title":"At-home kit, posted to you","offer_id":55042372272470,"sku":"RC-TEST-KIT","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A phlebotomist visits you","offer_id":55064233509206,"sku":"RC-TEST-PHLEB","price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/6045\/6022\/files\/service-blood-test.png?v=1787180541"},{"product_id":"blood-test-results-review","title":"Blood Test Results Review","description":"\u003cp\u003eA report tells you what the numbers are. It cannot tell you what they mean \u003cem\u003efor you\u003c\/em\u003e, because it does not know the rest of your story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the conversation where the two get put together.\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 minutes with the clinician who chose which markers to measure, going through them against your history, your symptoms and what you already suspected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we cover\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat each marker we measured is actually showing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich numbers matter for you, and which are noise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat we would keep an eye on, and when we would look again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the right next step is, who can do it, and a written summary you can hand to your GP if that is the route\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy women book it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause a set of numbers is easier to worry about than to act on. Most women who have had private testing before describe the same thing: a document, a lot of arrows, and nobody to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can ask here. One thing at a time, for 20 minutes, and nobody is rushing you off the call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBeing straight with you\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 minutes is a results conversation, not a full consultation. 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