labs
The Blood Work Your GP Probably Isn’t Ordering (And Why You Should Ask)
When you go to your GP and ask for blood work, you’ll typically get what’s called a “standard panel.” In Australia, that usually means a full blood count (FBC), basic metabolic panel, liver and kidney function, maybe a lipid panel, and if you’re lucky, a TSH for thyroid and a fasting glucose. That’s maybe 20% […]
Your Labs Are “Normal” But You Feel Terrible: Here’s What’s Actually Going On
If I had a dollar for every woman who told me “my doctor said my labs are all normal, so it’s probably just perimenopause” – I’d have a very specific and depressing fortune. Here’s the pattern: you feel terrible. You go to your GP. They run the standard panel. Everything comes back “within range.” And […]