What it is?
Vitamins are substances your body needs to grow and function normally. Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones and teeth because it helps your body absorb calcium. It also helps keep your muscles, nerves and immune system working properly.
Vitamin D can be obtained in three ways: through the skin, from the diet, and from supplements. Having low vitamin D levels is a common problem that can lead to bone disorders and other medical problems, such as osteoporosis or rickets.
The test measures the level of vitamin D in your blood to check if your body has enough vitamin D to function well. The test is useful in detecting low vitamin D levels in the blood, so it can be treated with supplements before they cause health problems.
What do we analyze?
Before the body uses vitamin D, the liver must convert it to another form called 25-hydroxyvitamin D, also known as 25-OH vitamin D. The vitamin D study tests the levels of 25-OH vitamin D in the blood.
Who is it indicated for?
The study is indicated for people who suffer from any known bone disorder or problems absorbing calcium, as the test could determine whether a lack of vitamin D is causing the condition.
It is especially indicated for people suffering from any of the following symptoms:
- Bone pain
- Muscle weakness or pain
- Soft bones
- Bone malformation
- Weak bones and fractures (broken bones)
- Low bone density (osteoporosis or osteopenia)
Process
Blood collection.
Receipt and analysis of the sample in our laboratory.
Report sent in 4 working days.
For further clarification, your doctor will explain the results to you.
How does it work?
Choose to take care of yourself.
Pay securely.
Go to a Cerba center.
Check your results online.
