Women's Complete

Our most complete women's panel: hormones, heart, thyroid and nutrients.

Everything in Women's Hormone and Women's Midlife in one draw: estradiol, FSH, LH, prolactin, total and free testosterone, SHBG, DHEA sulfate, TSH, free T4, lipid panel, ApoB, A1c, vitamin D, complete blood count and comprehensive metabolic panel, plus fasting insulin, lipoprotein(a), high-sensitivity CRP, iron with iron-binding capacity and ferritin, vitamin B12 and folate. Estradiol is measured by a standard immunoassay, which is less precise at low levels; where offered, you can switch to the sensitive LC/MS method, which is designed for low levels. Progesterone is available as an add-on. It covers only the tests listed here and is not a full health screening.

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What’s included

• Complete blood count (CBC): Red cells, white cells with a breakdown by type, and platelets, plus hemoglobin, hematocrit and red-cell size.
• Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP): Glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, calcium, the kidney tests BUN, creatinine and eGFR, total protein, albumin, bilirubin and the liver enzymes ALP, ALT and AST.
• Lipid panel: Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, with calculated LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and the cholesterol-to-HDL ratio.
• Hemoglobin A1c: The percentage of hemoglobin with glucose attached, which reflects average blood sugar over about the past three months.
• Insulin: Insulin, the hormone that signals cells to take up glucose from the blood.
• ApoB: Apolipoprotein B, the main protein on LDL and other cholesterol-carrying particles.
• Lipoprotein(a): Lipoprotein(a), an LDL-like cholesterol-carrying particle that a standard lipid panel does not report.
• hs-CRP: C-reactive protein, a protein the liver releases during inflammation, measured with a high-sensitivity method.
• TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone, the pituitary hormone that signals the thyroid.
• Free T4: Free (unbound) thyroxine, the main hormone the thyroid releases.
• Estradiol (standard): Estradiol, a form of estrogen, measured by a standard immunoassay.
• FSH: Follicle-stimulating hormone, a pituitary hormone that signals the ovaries or testes.
• LH: Luteinizing hormone, a pituitary hormone that signals the ovaries or testes.
• Prolactin: Prolactin, a hormone made by the pituitary gland.
• Testosterone, total and free: Total testosterone measured by mass spectrometry, and free (unbound) testosterone measured by equilibrium dialysis.
• SHBG: Sex hormone-binding globulin, the protein that carries testosterone and estradiol in the blood.
• DHEA sulfate: DHEA sulfate, a hormone made mainly by the adrenal glands.
• Iron, TIBC and ferritin: Serum iron, total iron-binding capacity, iron saturation and ferritin, the body's iron-storage protein.
• Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) in serum.
• Folate: Folate (vitamin B9) in serum.
• Vitamin D (25-hydroxy): 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the main form of vitamin D circulating in the blood.

Tests you can add

• Progesterone: Progesterone, a hormone made mainly by the ovaries, with smaller amounts from the adrenal glands.
• TPO antibodies: Antibodies to thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme in the thyroid gland.
• Free T3: Free (unbound) triiodothyronine, the active form of thyroid hormone.
• Cortisol, morning: Cortisol, a hormone made by the adrenal glands, in a sample drawn between 7 and 9 a.m.
• Homocysteine: Homocysteine, an amino acid the body processes using vitamin B12, folate and vitamin B6.

Before your draw

Fasting required.

Fast for 9 to 12 hours before your draw; water is fine. The insulin test needs a fasting sample, and the lipid panel is best done fasting. Book a morning appointment, ideally before 10 a.m., for the testosterone test. If you have periods, FSH, LH and estradiol are commonly drawn on cycle days 2 to 5. Record the first day of your last period. Note any hormonal birth control or hormone therapy and when you last took it, and whether you are breastfeeding. If you have an infection or are unwell, consider rescheduling your draw. If you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask your clinician how to take it while you fast. Don't stop your usual medicines unless your clinician tells you to. If you take biotin (vitamin B7), including in hair, skin and nail supplements or multivitamins, have your blood drawn at least 8 hours after a usual dose, or at least 72 hours after a high dose. If biotin was prescribed, ask your clinician before stopping it.