If you have gone shopping lately maybe you have seen the many available tests you can do at home. Maybe this is because many people that have a lot of tests done want to see the numbers themselves instead of being told by a doctor or lab technician what they are. Some of the home tests include:
- Cholesterol-many people have high cholesterol and want to check it daily.
- Glucose-diabetics test their sugar levels
- Illegal drugs and drugs of abuse-parents do this to see if their kids are using
- HCG-pregnancy
- HIV-HIV infection;
- Prothrombin time-see how thin your blood is and if it clots
- Fecal occult blood-colorectal cancer
- Luteinizing hormone-predict ovulation
These tests can give you an idea and be helpful and are pretty accurate, but they still are not as in-depth as what you get in the lab. You can check this yourself, but if they show signs of abnormities, then seek medical attention. Do not wait.