Full Blood Test

[steveb12]

I had my blood tested and i have the results.

I dont see any Ferritin listed

I dont see any vitamin D level listed

Would we expect these to be listed.

Are they important?

[Gambit62 Administrator]

ferritin is a good marker for iron. but don't think its necessarily standard as part of a full blood count - which is usually about looking at the different types of cells that are found in blood.

Vit D isn't, as far as I am aware, done as a standard test.

[steveb12 in reply to Gambit62]

Is it true that iron B12 and follate are the 3 factors needed to be in the correct balance in order to make ones blood healthy?

[Gambit62 Administrator in reply to steveb12]

they are three factors that would be needed for production of healthy red blood cells but there are going to be a lot of other factors that are going to impact on all of the many different types of cells that are found in your blood - not an area of biochemistry that I am anywhere near enough well informed to really comment on.