Recommended Bloodwork for females:

(Originally posted by Vettester)


Here is the Female Ultimate Aging Panel taken from privatemdlabs.com

-Lipid Profile
-Complete Blood Count w/ Differential
-Estradiol
-Hemoglobin A1c
-Cardiac C-Reactive Protein Test, High Sensitivity
-Insulin Growth Factor (IGF-1)
-Thyroxine-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
-Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT)
-Insulin, Fasting
-Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
-Luteinizing Hormone(LH)
-Testosterone, Serum
-Sex Hormone binding Globulin, Serum
-Urinalysis, Routine
-Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
-Magnesium, Serum
-Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct
-Iron, Serum w/ TIBC
-Progesterone
-Cancer Antigen (CA) 125
-Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA Sulfate)


Quote from Slimmerme:
Adding a more thorough thyroid testing to this above test with a full panel instead of just TSH and T4 would be a great idea.
plus:

• bone density
• cortisol if needed for further analysis

Quote from PPC:
Free T3 gives a more accurate picture of what's been converted to what when it comes to thyroid. It's a biggie.


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Why magnesium serum and not RBC?

I would add a ferritin as well. Iron is important for women and those who are not menopausal are losing significant blood each month, which is a leading cause of low iron.

And to clarify, "Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA)" should actually be Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-s) or Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA sulfate)... you don't want the standard DHEA test as the number is too variable throughout the day to be clinically useful in most cases.

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Originally Posted by HRTstudent

Why magnesium serum and not RBC?

I would add a ferritin as well. Iron is important for women and those who are not menopausal are losing significant blood each month, which is a leading cause of low iron.

And to clarify, "Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA)" should actually be Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-s) or Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA sulfate)... you don't want the standard DHEA test as the number is too variable throughout the day to be clinically useful in most cases.

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The RBC will be in the CBC w/diff assay, but maybe that wasn't your exact question? Agree totally with the ferritin to be included with the TIBC.

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Originally Posted by Vettester

The RBC will be in the CBC w/diff assay, but maybe that wasn't your exact question? Agree totally with the ferritin to be included with the TIBC.

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Sorry I wasn't clear I meant to ask, why choose magnesium serum instead of magnesium RBC?