Folate ( FOL )
Folate ( FOL )

Folate ( FOL )

FOL


Estimated Turnaround Time: 2 Working days.
Sample Type: Blood
Fasting: Fasting not required
Profile Inclusions: analysis for this analyte only.
Regular price£149.15
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Phlebotomy included
Collect 1491 Pathology Points worth £14.92 to put towards future testing.

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Order your Folate ( FOL ) Blood test safely and Securely Online, you'll be emailed a Pathology Passport.

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Make an appointment at your chosen Hospital, bring your Pathology Passport. You pay no extra for phlebotomy.

Results in 2 Working Days.

The target turnaround time for Folate ( FOL ) is 2 working days - these will be sent to you by email.

Folate, or Folic acid, is a B vitamin. It helps the body break down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars to be used for energy. Folate (folic acid) is one of the B group of vitamins found in green vegetables in particular. The body's reserves of folate, unlike vitamin B12, are low and only sufficient for about four months.

Causes of deficiency include reduced intake from the diet or from poor absorption through the gut; increased demand for folate (eg pregnancy) and side effects of some medication (eg methotrexate). Symptoms include fatigue, mild sensation changes and depression. Prolonged lack of folate results in megaloblastic anaemia (in which the red blood cells are characteristically large).

This private blood test for Folate is available at all thirty Spire clinics across the UK.

Included in each test for Folate are a Doctors Referral, all Phlebotomy fees (your blood taken at a Private Hospital), all laboratory fees and includes our GP comments.

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Inclusions: analysis for this analyte only.
Special Instructions: No Special Instructions.
Attendance Restrictions: No Special Attendance Restrictions.
Laboratory Notes: 4.6 - 18.7
Sample Container: 1 x Gold
Freezing Requirements
  • This Test does not have a Frozen Sample Requirement. This means that it is available in all of the 30+ Spire Locations that we work with.

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