Vitamin B9 (folate) blood test UK
Order Guidelines/Laboratory Info
- Once you have paid for the test you will receive a confirmation email
- Testing laboratory - Biolab Medical Unit are based in the West End of London and they specialize in nutritional and environmental medicine offering a wide range of tests and a test referral service (for their website please click here)
- Test kit delivery - Test kits ordered before 3pm Monday to Friday will be sent out the same day. Test kits ordered after 3pm Monday to Thursday will be sent out the following day morning time. Test kits ordered after 3pm Friday and over the course of the weekend will not be sent out till Monday morning the following week
- Sample collection/sending - The test kit is sent directly to you and it comes with instructions on how to collect the sample and with the relevant packaging for you to send the sample back to the laboratory. The blood sample needs to be collected and carried out via a phlebotomy service, at your doctor's surgery or it can be collected at Biolab's location in London. If you have not collected the sample at Biolab's location you will need to post the kit back to Biolab. Normal postal charges will apply (large letter rates UK). This particular blood test requires next day delivery so there is the option of doing a guaranteed next day delivery postage but this is not completely necessary as the majority of samples reach the laboratory the following day if they are sent via first class Royal Mail. It is advised to send the sample at the start of the week so that the laboratory receives it during the same working week
- You can only order this test within the UK because it requires next day delivery
- Refunds - Refunds are only possible if the test kit is unused and no samples have been sent to Biolab. If a refund is required then please email - orders@mindovermetal.co.uk, someone will then be in contact to process your refund
- Results - The test result is sent directly to you from mindovermetal Ltd and not from Biolab. The result is sent to the email that you provide when you place your order. Test results will come with an email from mindovermetal Ltd summarising your result reading. The test result is simple to understand and shows if you are above, below or within certain reference ranges. The turnaround time for results once the sample has reached the laboratory is 3 working days. Please make a note of the date you send the sample and if you do not receive your results within the time frame then please email orders@mindovermetal.co.uk and someone will be in contact
Description from Biolab
Folate (vitamin B9) has many roles in the body. It's required for cell production and growth, including the production and maintenance of red blood cells. It is also required for DNA and RNA production, and is an important vitamin for maintaining brain health.
Folate reduces the risk of neural tube birth defects involving the spine and the brain and folic acid supplementation before and during early pregnancy is routinely used.
Folate can help to reduce levels of homocysteine, which has been linked to heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, and more recently age related cognitive decline.
Folate (vitamin B9) has many roles in the body. It's required for cell production and growth, including the production and maintenance of red blood cells. It is also required for DNA and RNA production, and is an important vitamin for maintaining brain health.
Folate reduces the risk of neural tube birth defects involving the spine and the brain and folic acid supplementation before and during early pregnancy is routinely used.
Folate can help to reduce levels of homocysteine, which has been linked to heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, and more recently age related cognitive decline.
