Hair Fall Test Package for Women in Delhi

70 parameters across 18 components: Complete Blood Count (CBC) + ESR (21), Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination (5), Liver Function Test (12), Kidney Function Test (12), Iron Studies with Serum Iron, TIBC, UIBC, Transferrin and % Iron Saturation (5), Thyroid Profile with TT3, TT4 and TSH (3), Active Vitamin - B12 (1), Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy (1), Zinc Serum (1), Magnesium (1), Cortisol Serum (1), C-Reactive Protein - CRP Quantitative (1), Estradiol / Estrogen Serum (1), Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (1), IHC Follicle Stimulating Hormone FSH (1), Luteinising Hormone (1), Prolactin (1) and Anti Nuclear Antibody ANA (1). Sample is blood only; no fasting required.

No, and that is worth knowing before you pay. There are no androgen tests in this package — no Testosterone, no free testosterone, no Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Female pattern hair loss and hair loss associated with polycystic ovary syndrome are substantially androgen-driven, so this package cannot assess them. If you have irregular or absent periods, adult acne, or excess facial or body hair with the thinning, ask a doctor: Testosterone Total, Free DHT and DHEA-S are separate tests, usually ordered with an anti-Mullerian hormone level and a pelvic ultrasound.

No. Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) is the carrier protein that binds sex hormones in blood and determines how much of them circulates in a free, usable form. It is useful for interpreting a testosterone value, but it does not measure androgen activity by itself, because there is no testosterone result here to read it against. Treat SHBG in this package as background information on hormone binding, not as an androgen assessment.

It starts from 2199. That includes free home sample collection anywhere in Delhi and digital reports within 24 hours, with nothing added at checkout. Book online or on WhatsApp.

The systemic base is identical in both: CBC with ESR, Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination, Iron Studies, Thyroid Profile, Active Vitamin - B12, Vitamin D, Zinc Serum, Magnesium, CRP Quantitative, Anti Nuclear Antibody (ANA), Liver and Kidney Function. Only the hormone section changes. This women's package carries Cortisol Serum, Estradiol, IHC Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinising Hormone, Prolactin and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin. The men's package carries Testosterone Total, Dihydrotestosterone DHT Free and 21-Deoxy Cortisol serum instead, and this women's version has no androgens at all.

Iron deficiency. Over 50% of Indian women aged 15 to 49 are anaemic (NFHS-5, 2019-21), usually because heavy or prolonged periods combine with low dietary iron. Hair follicles are among the first tissues the body deprioritises when iron stores drop, which produces diffuse shedding across the whole scalp rather than a receding pattern. This package reports Iron Studies with Serum Iron, TIBC, UIBC, Transferrin and % Iron Saturation, read against the CBC with ESR and a pathologist-examined peripheral smear.

No. The package includes Iron Studies, which reports Serum Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), UIBC, Transferrin and % Iron Saturation. Ferritin measures stored iron and is the most sensitive single marker of iron status in hair loss — dermatologists often ask for it specifically, because shedding can occur at ferritin levels still inside the low-normal range. Ferritin is a separate test a doctor may add. Note that ferritin also rises with inflammation, which is one reason the quantitative CRP here helps interpret it.

Yes. Sustained physical or emotional stress pushes a large share of follicles out of their growth phase at once, producing telogen effluvium — diffuse shedding that typically starts two to three months after the stressful period, not during it. Cortisol Serum measures the main stress hormone. Because cortisol follows a daily rhythm and peaks in the early morning, only a morning sample can be interpreted. A single raised value is not a diagnosis of a cortisol disorder; it is read alongside your history.

Between them they describe the hormonal state that governs the hair cycle in women. IHC Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinising Hormone indicate ovarian function and whether perimenopause has begun. Estradiol is the main oestrogen, and falling oestrogen around menopause is a recognised cause of diffuse thinning. Prolactin matters because raised levels disturb the cycle and cause shedding. FSH, Luteinising Hormone and Estradiol all vary with cycle day, so note the first day of your last period when you book.

Yes, and it is among the most treatable causes. Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism produce diffuse thinning across the scalp. Indian women develop thyroid disorders roughly three times as often as men, 15.86% compared with 5.02% (Unnikrishnan et al., Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013;17(4):647-652). This package reports the full Thyroid Profile — Tri-Iodothyronine Total (TT3), Thyroxine Total (TT4) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Shedding usually settles once thyroid function is corrected, though regrowth takes several months.

Yes. An ordinary test reports total vitamin B12, most of which is bound to haptocorrin and unavailable to cells. Active Vitamin - B12 measures holotranscobalamin, the fraction bound to transcobalamin that cells can take up and use. That is a real advantage, because total B12 can read normal while the usable fraction is already low. 47 to 70% of Indians are B12 deficient, rising above 70% among vegetarians (Yajnik et al., JAPI, 2006;54:775-782).

No. ANA detects antibodies against components of the cell nucleus and is a screening test, not a diagnosis. It is positive in autoimmune conditions such as lupus, Sjogren's syndrome and scleroderma, some of which cause scarring and permanent hair loss — which is why it is here. But ANA is also positive in a meaningful share of healthy people, more often with age, and in chronic infections and some medication reactions. A doctor reads it against your symptoms and may add anti-dsDNA or an ANA immunoblot.

A qualified pathologist prepares a slide from your blood and examines it under a microscope, cell by cell, reporting five findings: Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets, Hemoparasites, and a written Impression. For hair loss, red cell shape is the useful part. A CBC tells you haemoglobin is low; the smear tells you why — small pale microcytic cells point to iron deficiency, large macrocytic cells to B12 or folate deficiency, sickle-shaped cells to sickle cell disease. It also detects blast cells that may indicate leukaemia, malarial parasites, and platelet clumping that automated counters report as a falsely low platelet count.

It cannot be automated. A Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination needs a qualified pathologist to prepare and read every slide individually, so the cost is pathologist time rather than analyser time — which makes it one of the first line items removed to hold a price point. It is worth checking any hair fall package's test list for it by name. Across Delhi NCR the Hemoparasites finding is a practical reason to want it, since dengue and malaria are endemic and a fever illness triggers shedding two to three months later.

Nothing in this package measures air pollution or its effects, and no result here should be read that way. The one defensible link is behavioural: from October to January many Delhi residents stop walking, exercising outdoors and using terraces because of air quality, which cuts sun exposure, and sunlight is how most vitamin D is made. Vitamin D deficiency already ranges from 40% to over 90% across Indian populations (Ritu & Gupta, Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2014;39(4):178-184), which is why the Vitamin D (25-Hydroxy) value on a winter report deserves a close look.

No fasting is required. Two other things matter more. Book a 7 to 9 AM slot, because Cortisol Serum and TSH follow a daily rhythm and are interpreted against morning reference ranges. And note the first day of your last period, because Estradiol, FSH and Luteinising Hormone vary by cycle day. Stop biotin supplements 48 hours beforehand — biotin interferes with several immunoassays and can produce a falsely normal TSH.

Yes. Home collection is free across Delhi — Saket, Greater Kailash, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Defence Colony, Kalkaji, Vasant Kunj, New Friends Colony and Okhla — and in a household with more than one adult to test, a trained phlebotomist can collect everyone in a single morning slot. Add each person's details at booking, and note each woman's last period date so the hormone results can be read correctly. Samples are processed at a NABL-accredited laboratory in our network; NABL accreditation is granted to individual laboratories after evaluation of their equipment, processes and personnel, not as a brand-wide certification, and HealthVas does not claim to hold it. Digital reports arrive within 24 hours.