Getting blood tests on your own

It is now possible to obtain an impressive range of blood tests performed at home without a blood draw.

Using a finger stick similar to that performed by people with diabetes to monitor blood sugar, you can test:


Lipid (cholesterol) panels--total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides (no HDL cholesterol yet; it's in the works)
C-reactive protein (CRP)

Thyroid testing--free T3, free T4, TSH, thyroglobulin antibody

Male hormones--total testosterone, DHEA

Female hormones--estradiol, progesterone, DHEA

Cortisol

Vitamin D



The process is simple and the kit contains everything you need.

A finger is pricked using a nearly-painless spring-loaded pricking device. The small bit of blood is then used to make blots on the paper provided:

































The number of blots required depends on the number of blood tests desired. Results are returned to you within about 7-10 days.

The testing methods used have been compared to conventional methods using blood draws with excellent correlation.

We are making the at-home tests available on the Track Your Plaque website.