Some of the testing relevant to menopause, cardiovascular risk, and hormone optimization is not available through Alberta labs. Send-out blood work uses specialty labs for markers such as advanced lipid subfractions, specialized hormone assays, advanced inflammatory markers, and metabolic testing that requires more sensitive or more specific methodology than local labs can offer.
Sample collection is coordinated within the clinic, and results are reviewed with you by your physician in the same way as standard bloodwork, translated into what the numbers mean for your plan and what adjustments (if any) follow.