Full Blood Count

The standard first look at anaemia, infection, and how your blood is behaving.

What’s measured

• Red cells (7) — Red blood cell count, haemoglobin, haematocrit, MCV, MCH, MCHC and RDW — the numbers that show anaemia and what type it is
• White cells (11) — Total white cell count plus the full differential: neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils, each as an absolute count and a percentage
• Platelets (2) — Platelet count and MPV

20 markers in total.

Timing

No fasting needed and no particular time of day. Take it before hard training rather than after, since intense exercise raises the white cell count for several hours. Stay hydrated, because dehydration concentrates every number on this test at once.

Before you order

• How it works — the four blood draw options, what each costs, and the process end to end.
• Choosing a test — what to check before buying any blood test, here or anywhere.
• Biomarker Guide — every marker we run, in plain English.
• Body Guide — what each organ and system actually does.

Turnaround: the lab reports this test within 24 hours of receiving your sample, counted in working days. Most samples reach them within about 3 days of posting. Full detail on our Turnaround Times page.

We do not interpret results. Not medical advice or a diagnosis.