Used in energy production, muscle and nerve function.
Magnesium Blood Test
Lab locations: UK / Ireland
Results by Email
Date of Birth Requirement
Regular price
£47.00 GBP
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Overview:
Our Magnesium Blood Test is a vital diagnostic tool designed to measure the level of magnesium in your blood. Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, including muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and bone health. Monitoring your magnesium levels is essential for diagnosing and managing various health conditions, ensuring your overall well-being, and preventing potential complications.
Who Is This Test For?
This test is ideal for individuals who:
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Experience Symptoms of Magnesium Imbalance:
- Muscle cramps, spasms, or weakness
- Fatigue or low energy levels
- Irregular heartbeat or palpitations
- Numbness or tingling in extremities
- Mental health issues such as anxiety or depression
- Osteoporosis or bone pain
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Have a Family History of Magnesium-Related Disorders:
- Genetic predisposition to conditions affecting magnesium metabolism
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Are Undergoing Medical Treatments:
- Patients on diuretics, proton pump inhibitors, or other medications that may affect magnesium levels
- Individuals receiving chemotherapy or other treatments impacting mineral balance
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Are at Risk for Nutritional Deficiencies:
- Individuals with poor dietary intake of magnesium-rich foods
- Those with digestive disorders such as Crohn’s disease or celiac disease
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Are Planning to Start a Family:
- Ensuring optimal magnesium levels for reproductive health
What This Test Includes:
Sample needed:
Why Choose a Magnesium Blood Test?
- Early Detection of Imbalances: Identifies abnormal magnesium levels early, allowing for prompt intervention and management of conditions like hypomagnesemia or hypermagnesemia.
- Health Insights: Provides valuable information about your muscle, nerve, and bone health, as well as your metabolic and cardiovascular functions.
- Monitor Treatment Effectiveness: Helps track the progress of treatments aimed at correcting magnesium deficiencies or excesses, ensuring they are working effectively.
- Accurate and Reliable: Uses advanced laboratory techniques to ensure precise measurement of magnesium levels.
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Clear and Detailed Results: Receive an easy-to-understand report that explains your magnesium levels and their implications for your health.
Results:
- Availability: 2 working days
- Presentation: Your results will be presented in a clear and concise format, highlighting any areas of concern. Reference ranges will be provided to help you interpret your magnesium levels.
- Discuss with a Doctor: After receiving your results, you may choose to discuss them with a GP who can provide further insights and advise on appropriate actions (additional fee applies).
Preparation Required:
- Fasting: Fasting is not required.
- Medications: Continue to take any prescribed medications as usual, unless advised otherwise.
- Purchase your test(s) online making sure to give the name and date of birth of the person(s) taking the test. These details are required by the lab to uniquely identify your sample.
- You will get a confirmation email from us.
- We will process your order within an hour; Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
- Then, look out for the booking link email from our partner laboratory, Randox Health.
- Click on the link to book an appointment for your test.
- Attend to do your test.
- Results are emailed to you.
All laboratories need information regarding the client to uniquely identify their test sample.
Without these details, tests cannot be processed.
The minimum requirement is the full name, biological sex and date of birth.
You should enter these details securely at the top before you click 'Add to cart'.
We ask for your Biological Sex because NORMAL RANGES for some tests are different for men and women.