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How It Works
Order Your Test
Once you have placed your order, your test kit will be delivered within days and in discreet packaging.
Activate & Collect Sample
After online activation of your test kit, you can collect your sample within a few minutes and mail it back to us in the pre-paid envelope.
View Results
A certified laboratory will review your sample and your test results will be available within a matter of days.
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What is a Vitamin D Test?
This test measures the amount of vitamin D in your blood. There are two different forms: the active form 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D and the inactive form 25-hydroxy vitamin D, which serves as a supply for the active form. To determine whether someone has enough vitamin D, the inactive form is usually measured.
Vitamin D helps to keep your bones healthy and strong. It forms in the body when sunlight is absorbed through your skin. A Vitamin D deficiency is fairly common and can cause various symptoms.
- Sleeping problems
- Lethargy and fatigue
- Depression
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain
- Hair loss
- Osteoporosis
The good news is that a Vitamin D deficiency can usually be reversed fairly quickly.
What do the results of this test mean?
Vitamin D deficiency
If your vitamin D is below 30 Ng / mL, this indicates a vitamin D deficiency. This can possibly be caused by too little sunlight or insufficient absorption in the intestines. Some steps you can take to improve your Vitamin D levels are;
1. More sunlight
2. Taking food supplements
3. Eating oily fish such as eel, herring and salmon
Adequate Vitamin D.
If Vitamin D levels fall within the range of 30 to 80 Ng / mL, it means that you have adequate Vitamin D in your body.
Elevated Vitamin D value
If Vitamin D levels are above 80 Ng / mL, it is referred to as an elevated Vitamin D value.
About the Test
What is a Vitamin D Test?
This test measures the amount of vitamin D in your blood. There are two different forms: the active form 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D and the inactive form 25-hydroxy vitamin D, which serves as a supply for the active form. To determine whether someone has enough vitamin D, the inactive form is usually measured.
Symptoms
Vitamin D helps to keep your bones healthy and strong. It forms in the body when sunlight is absorbed through your skin. A Vitamin D deficiency is fairly common and can cause various symptoms.
- Sleeping problems
- Lethargy and fatigue
- Depression
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain
- Hair loss
- Osteoporosis
The good news is that a Vitamin D deficiency can usually be reversed fairly quickly.
Results
What do the results of this test mean?
Vitamin D deficiency
If your vitamin D is below 30 Ng / mL, this indicates a vitamin D deficiency. This can possibly be caused by too little sunlight or insufficient absorption in the intestines. Some steps you can take to improve your Vitamin D levels are;
1. More sunlight
2. Taking food supplements
3. Eating oily fish such as eel, herring and salmon
Adequate Vitamin D.
If vitamin D levels fall within the range of 30 to 80 Ng / mL, it means that you have produced enough Vitamin D in your body.
Increased Vitamin D value
If Vitamin D levels are above 80 Ng / mL, it is referred to as an increased Vitamin D value.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everyone who is 18 years or above and experiences any of the symptoms on the list below.
Vitamin D is widely known to be essential for strong bones as it helps the body use calcium, but if you are deficient, there are a wide variety of other symptoms one can experience:
- Fatigue
- Depression
- Weakness
- Joint Pain
- Muscle Pain
Most fatty fish (tuna, salmon and mackerel) and fish liver oil contain Vitamin D. Other examples of foods which contain vitamin D2 and D3 are cheese, egg yolk, and mushrooms but all at a very low dose.
A Vitamin D blood test measures your blood’s concentration of Vitamin D and can help you detect a deficiency. Vitamin D testing also shows if you’re getting too much Vitamin D through over-supplementation. It is possible to have elevated levels if you use Vitamin D supplementation or eat fortified foods that have high levels of Vitamin D.
Your Vitamin D test result will tell you how high or how low your Vitamin D level is, reported in Nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL).
There are many Vitamin D supplements available on the market. Vitamin D supplements come in either of two forms: D2 or D3. Both forms have been shown to be equally effective. After entering your body they are converted into Vitamin D (25-OH D).
