Iron Profile

Full iron status with ferritin and transferrin saturation included, not sold separately.

Markers measured (5)

• Iron
• Total iron binding capacity
• Unsaturated iron binding capacity
• Transferrin saturation
• Ferritin

Timing

Take in the morning, fasted. Serum iron rises after food and falls through the day.

The morning window matters and so does the fast. Glucose is the only marker we sell that is invalid unfasted, so if you cannot fast, keep the early slot and take it anyway.

Venous or finger prick

Same markers either way.

Venous — a professional takes the sample. You choose one of the four blood draw options in your basket, before checkout. Book Monday to Thursday and post the same day.
Finger prick — an at-home test you do yourself, in under ten minutes. No blood draw appointment needed. Post it the same day it is taken. The timing above still applies. Collect Monday to Thursday and post the same day. Finger-prick samples fail more often than venous ones; what that means.

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.