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Your doctor may not run all the thyroid tests you want – you want to make sure that TSH, Free T3 and Free T4 are done at the very least. Most patients benefit from being highly involved in their thyroid care and treatment, which is where self-testing and the ability to order your own tests can be critical tools for empowering a patient.
I have compiled the below list of places to order your own tests from. It’s legal for you to do so. Most tests require blood, but saliva is highly recommended to test cortisol (a 24 hour, 4 point saliva test should be completed for cortisol/adrenals).
This list has been compiled from thyroid patients who have told me where they order their own tests from.
In alphabetical order:
All of Europe
Australia
Canada
Finland
Germany
Medivere Diagnostics and Medivere Diagnostics (shop)
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
Medichecks – At-home finger prick tests available
Note: all my followers get 10% of any full priced tests through the above affiliate link to Medichecks with the code INVISIBLE10 until the 31st December 2019
Genova – Follow these instructions and quote the code: A42AQ
Blue Horizon Medicals – Postal Kits sent nationwide
www.privatebloodtests.co.uk – Attend at a Spire Hospital – Phlebotomy included
www.privatebloodtests.com – Attend at a Nuffield Hospital – Phlebotomy included
www.bloodtestslondon.com – Attend at London Patient Service Centre
USA
Can you add to this list?
Please let me know of any others, at: [email protected]
Written by Rachel, The Invisible Hypothyroidism
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Rachel Hill, Thyroid Patient Advocate, blogger and author, has Six 2018 WEGO Health Award Nominations. She is a highly ranked writer appearing in the Top Hypothyroidism Websites and Top Thyroid Websites and has worked with The National Academy of Hypothyroidism, The BBC, The Mighty, Yahoo, MSN, Thyroid Refresh and ThyroidChange, to name just a few. She is well-recognised as a useful contributor to the thyroid community and also contributed the foreword to Emily Kyle’s The 30-Minute Thyroid Cookbook.