Tests that check nutritional status and micronutrient levels.
Vitamin D deficiency affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide and is particularly prevalent in the Middle East, where sun exposure is paradoxically limited by indoor lifestyles and clothing. This test measures your actual stored vitamin D level.
Iron studies go beyond a simple iron level to measure the body's full iron storage and transport system — serum iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation, and TIBC — giving a complete picture of iron status.
Vitamin B12 is essential for nerve function, DNA synthesis, and red blood cell production. Deficiency develops slowly — often over years — and can cause irreversible neurological damage before blood cell changes appear.
Ferritin is the body's primary iron storage protein and the most sensitive blood test for detecting iron deficiency — it falls before haemoglobin or serum iron does. But it is also an acute-phase reactant, which means inflammation can mask deficiency.
Folate is essential for DNA synthesis and cell division — it is critically important in early pregnancy for preventing neural tube defects, and together with B12 it prevents megaloblastic anaemia.
