Women Wellness Advanced Package

Following tests are a part of the women wellness advanced package:

A fasting blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose in your blood after you have undergone a certain period of fasting. Glucose testing is mainly done for people with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Diabetes refers to a condition that causes your blood glucose levels to increase.

Vitamin B12 test is done if you have symptoms of anemia like weakness, tiredness, pale skin (deficiency of B12), or folic acid deficiency. This is also a preferred test if you have symptoms or signs of nerve problems like numbness, burning in hands, feet, arms, tingling sensation which may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency.

Vitamin D test is done if you face symptoms of vitamin D deficiency like bone malformation in children (rickets), bone weakness, or fractures in adults (osteomalacia), or any risk factors for vitamin D deficiency like old age, limited sun exposure, obesity, or recent gastric bypass surgery.

Calcium test is ordered for the general medical examination. It is used as a part of routine health screening. This test may be ordered for someone who has:
Kidney disease, or those with kidney failure
Symptoms of high calcium such as loss of appetite, vomiting, fatigue, weakness, constipation, abdominal pain, urinary frequency, and increased thirst
Symptoms of very low calcium such as stomach cramps, muscle cramps
Other diseases that may lead to abnormal blood calcium such as thyroid disease, parathyroid disorder, malabsorption, malnutrition, or even cancer

FSH-LH-Prolactin includes tests: FSH (Follicle-stimulating hormone), LH (Luteinizing hormone), The FSH test evaluates the levels of Follicle Stimulating Hormone in blood. The LH test detects the levels of luteinizing hormone in the blood & the prolactin test detects prolactin hormone in your blood. This test is done to evaluate:
-To evaluate the function of reproductive organs (ovaries or testicles)
-To evaluate infertility issues in females
-To evaluate the role of prolactin in case of failure of lactation after childbirth
-To assess the irregular menstrual cycle in women
-To investigate the cause of abnormal breast milk discharge (galactorrhea), menstrual irregularities, or infertility in non-pregnant women
-To diagnose disorders of the pituitary gland or diseases involving the ovaries in women
-To evaluate early or delayed sexual maturation (puberty) in children
-To evaluate low sperm count in men
-To assess hypogonadism or gonadal failure in men
-To check testicular dysfunction or erection failure in men
-To investigate the cause of loss of sex drive (libido) in both men and women

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measures the rate of sedimentation of erythrocytes (red blood cells) or how quickly they settle at the bottom of a test tube containing a blood sample. Usually, red blood cells settle relatively slowly. A faster-than-normal rate shows inflammation in the body, which could be a result of an infection or injury. Inflammation may also be a sign of an immune disorder, chronic disease, or any other medical condition like arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, or vasculitis.

Iron deficiency profile: This test is ordered when either deficiency of iron or excess of iron is suspected in your body. The symptoms of iron deficiency are pale skin, fatigue, headaches, weakness. This test is ordered if you have signs or symptoms of iron deficiency anemia like fatigue, weakness, headaches or your CBC shows that your hemoglobin and hematocrit are low and RBCs are smaller and paler indicating iron deficiency anemia. These tests can even be done if you have signs or symptoms of increased accumulation of iron in the body like joint pain, abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of body hair.

Complete blood count (CBC) is a group of tests that provides information about your blood group and blood cells like Red Blood Cells (RBC), White Blood Cells (WBC), and platelets. It is routinely performed to provide an overview of a patient's general health status. it is also helpful in detecting a variety of disorders including infections, anemia, diseases of the immune system, and blood cancers and is done to monitor an existing blood disorder and its treatment such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

The thyroid profile total is a group of tests that are done together to detect or diagnose thyroid diseases. It measures the levels of the following three hormones in the blood: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Thyroxine (T4) - Total, and TriIodothyronine (T3) - Total. It is done To diagnose any suspected thyroid disease (Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism). It also monitors treatment in patients with thyroid diseases.

Lipid profile is a group of blood tests that detects the levels of different types of lipids present in the blood. A lipid profile measures cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. It is done to screen for the risk of cardiovascular disease and to monitor patients who have risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.