What tests are worth taking — for you

Which tests should I take is a question with no one-size-fits-all answer: the list depends on your sex, age, lifestyle and the occasion. Tell the AI about yourself in your own words — a routine check-up, an upcoming surgery, planning a pregnancy, or simply "it has been a while" — and it assembles a personal list of tests: why each one, what it will show and how to prepare so nothing has to be re-taken. You can attach old lab results, studies or photos — they refine the list. No sign-up needed. This is an informational guide to discuss with a doctor, not a prescription for a work-up.

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How your testing list is assembled

  • A list built for you, not a stock menu

    A lab's advertised "full body check-up" is the same for everyone — your list should not be. The AI reads your story: sex, age, lifestyle, medications, the occasion — and weighs every candidate test by one criterion: how much its result would change the picture for you. Padding does not make the list, however impressive it sounds.

  • Why each test, and what it will show

    Every item comes with a plain-language explanation: what the test measures, what its result will confirm or rule out, and why it made your list. You walk into the lab knowing what you are paying for — not holding a list of unfamiliar abbreviations.

  • Preparation: the reason people re-take tests

    Half of all re-takes happen because nobody mentioned the preparation: fasting or not, what time of day, which day of the cycle, what to avoid the day before — alcohol, hard training, biotin. Each test carries a short flag, and the list ends with the few rules that protect all of it.

  • Old results shorten the list

    Attach previous results — even old ones. Anything already answered by a fresh test stays off the list, and we say so plainly. An abnormal value from last year, on the other hand, earns its follow-up test a place.

  • Prevention, an occasion, or a symptom

    The list is built differently each time: "I just want a check-up" — around sex, age and your real risk surface; "before surgery" or "planning a pregnancy" — around what the event actually requires; and if a complaint comes up in your story — around what would clarify it. Photos count too: a picture of your skin adjusts the list.

  • What happens next: your doctor and the decoding

    The list is an informational guide: discuss it with your doctor (a referral may make some tests free or covered), take it to any lab you like, and bring the results back here for a decoding — the service explains every marker and ties them into one picture.

How it works

Three steps to a clear result

  1. Upload your data

    Take a photo of a test or scan, upload a PDF — or just describe your symptoms. Several files at once, no sign-up.

  2. AI analyses everything

    It reads test values and findings on images and checks them against reference ranges. For tests from different dates, it tracks the trend.

  3. A clear result

    What’s normal, what’s off and what it means — in plain language, with advice on which doctor to see.

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What tests to take: common questions

  • A universal "full body screening" does not exist — what exists is a sensible check-up for a specific person. A reasonable baseline for an adult with no complaints usually includes a complete blood count, blood chemistry (glucose, lipids, liver, kidneys), urinalysis and TSH; beyond that the list depends on sex, age and lifestyle. The service builds that list personally: tell it about yourself and get a list with every item explained. The final scope of any work-up is your doctor's decision.
  • The base overlaps, and the differences live in the details: women more often benefit from ferritin and iron (menstrual losses), and several tests are timed to the cycle day; for men, lipids earlier with age and, at a doctor's discretion, PSA. Age changes the list more than sex does: past 40, glucose and cardiovascular markers join in. State your sex and age — and the list is built for you, not for "women in general".
  • Starting with "all hormones at once" is expensive and uninformative. Thyroid screening usually starts with TSH alone, and only an abnormal result leads on to free T4 and antibodies. Reproductive hormones are worth testing for a specific question (cycle, planning, symptoms) and on the right day of the cycle. Describe what worries you or what you want to check — the service names the starting set and what each hormone will show.
  • The liver is usually read through ALT, AST, GGT and bilirubin; the kidneys through creatinine with an eGFR calculation and urinalysis. Beyond that the list depends on your situation: medications you take, weight, blood pressure, family history. The service explains what each marker is for and what your case genuinely adds — or does not. Interpreting the results and making a diagnosis stays with your doctor.
  • The exact list is always set by the surgeon and the anaesthesiologist — it depends on the operation and the anaesthesia. A typical pre-operative set includes a complete blood count, a coagulation panel, blood chemistry, blood group and Rh, infection screening (HIV, hepatitis, syphilis), urinalysis and an ECG; most results have expiry windows. The service helps you get oriented in such a list ahead of time — the final version comes from your clinic.
  • The usual set covers a complete blood count and ferritin, TSH, glucose, an infection block (including TORCH at a doctor's discretion), blood group and Rh for both partners, and for the woman folate and vitamin D. History changes the list: medications, chronic conditions, previous pregnancies. Tell the service your situation — it assembles the list around it and explains the timing; the planning itself is led by your gynaecologist.
  • These are among the most common reasons to come here: behind fatigue and hair shedding there is often low iron (ferritin), vitamin D or B12 deficiency, or an underactive thyroid (TSH) — all visible in blood. The starting set for this situation is compact, and the service builds it from your story. If the complaint itself is what worries you, the site also has a separate Symptom checker that reasons about the condition, not just the list.
  • It depends on the list, which is exactly why preparation is part of our answer. General rules: glucose, insulin and lipids are drawn fasting (8–12 hours), no alcohol or hard training the day before; thyroid hormones in the morning; several female hormones on a specific cycle day; biotin supplements can distort assays. Each test on your list gets its own flag. Never stop a prescribed medication before testing on your own — that is always your doctor's call.
  • At any lab or clinic you like — the service is not tied to any chain and sells no tests. We assemble and explain the list; the prices of the tests themselves are set by your lab. Some tests may be free under your insurance if a doctor issues a referral — one more reason to discuss the list at an appointment.
  • No. It is an informational guide: what is usually checked in a similar situation and what each test shows. Ordering a work-up, making a diagnosis and prescribing treatment belong to a doctor — and the list is exactly what to bring to that conversation. It makes the appointment concrete: you already understand what you are proposing to check and why.
  • Yes, and it makes the list sharper. Fresh results remove already-answered items, old abnormalities add their follow-up tests, and a photo — say, of a skin change — points the list toward the right checks and the right specialist. Files are optional: your story alone is enough; PDF and photos are accepted.
  • Bring them back here — to the lab test decoding. The service explains every marker against your own lab's reference ranges, ties the deviations into one picture and prepares you for the doctor's visit. That closes the loop: first a clear list, then clear results.
  • No registration — just tell the service about yourself. And no, it does not replace a doctor: it orders no tests and makes no diagnosis. Its job is to have you walk into the lab and the appointment prepared: with a sensible list, an understanding of why each test is there, and the right preparation.

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