I want to get a vitamin D test privately but am unsure which test to get. On the Medichecks websites there is a choice of:
Vitamin d 25 hydroxy
Vitamin D (1 25 dihydroxy)
Vitamin D2 & D3
Could anyone suggest which is best?
TIA Angie
I want to get a vitamin D test privately but am unsure which test to get. On the Medichecks websites there is a choice of:
Vitamin d 25 hydroxy
Vitamin D (1 25 dihydroxy)
Vitamin D2 & D3
Could anyone suggest which is best?
TIA Angie
craftyang Medichecks say on their Vitamin D
(1-25 Dihydroxy) blurb:
There are two vitamin D tests - Vitamin D (25 OH) and Vitamin D (1, 25 Dihydroxy).
Vitamin D (25 OH) is the better marker of overall D status. It is this marker that is most strongly associated with overall health.
The 1, 25 Dihydroxy test is venous blood draw, the 25 OH is a fingerprick test.
If you want to do the 25 OH test, then it might be cheaper at City Assays as it's £28 for their fingerprick blood spot test - vitamindtest.org.uk/
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The above link takes you to my post of 3 days ago - discussing the two Vitamin D's. Scroll down for the paper ....