Hair Fall Test Package for Women in Faridabad

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 circulates in a free, usable form. It is useful for interpreting a testosterone value, but it cannot measure androgen activity by itself, and this package has no testosterone result to read it against. Treat SHBG here as background information on hormone binding, not as an androgen assessment.

Yes, transiently. C-Reactive Protein rises with strenuous physical exertion, and creatinine and uric acid in the Kidney Function Test rise with it. Heavy domestic work, standing work and manual work all count. So a sample taken after a demanding day can show a mildly raised CRP and a flagged creatinine that describe the day rather than any disease. Book the draw after your longest gap from the work, say at booking what it involves, and mention any fever or illness in the past two weeks, since infection raises CRP too.

That line is written for someone who can skip a workout, and it does not transfer to work that is not optional. The practical version is to book the draw after your longest gap from the work and to state at booking what it involves, so the laboratory and your doctor read the CRP, creatinine and uric acid with that context. A morning slot before the day's work begins is doubly useful here, because Cortisol Serum is interpretable only on a rested morning sample. Nothing else changes: there is no fast for this package.

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 hour or two after waking, only a rested morning sample can be interpreted, and a single raised value is not a diagnosis of a cortisol disorder; it is read alongside your history.

It starts from 2199. That includes free home sample collection anywhere in Faridabad 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.

Yes, and this is where the peripheral smear earns its place. Iron deficiency changes the appearance of red cells before it pulls haemoglobin out of range: cells turn smaller and paler while the count is still technically normal. A pathologist reading the slide records that shape in the written Impression, so a report can show iron-deficient morphology alongside a haemoglobin nobody would flag. Iron Studies measure circulating iron and binding capacity in the same draw, and a doctor may add ferritin, which measures stored iron, to settle it.

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.

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, or say that periods have stopped.

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 included. 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 — small pale microcytic cells point to iron deficiency, large macrocytic cells to B12 or folate deficiency, sickle-shaped cells to sickle cell disease — and shape changes before the haemoglobin count does. The slide also shows blast cells that may indicate leukaemia, malarial parasites, and platelet clumping that automated counters report as a falsely low platelet count.

Because it cannot be automated. A Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination needs a qualified pathologist to prepare and read every slide by hand, so the cost is pathologist time rather than analyser time, which makes it an easy line item to cut at a given 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.

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 read against morning reference ranges, and note the first day of your last period, because Estradiol, FSH and Luteinising Hormone vary by cycle day. If your work is physically heavy, pick a day with the longest gap from it. Stop biotin supplements 48 hours beforehand, since biotin interferes with several immunoassays and can produce a falsely normal TSH.

Free home collection covers Faridabad, including NIT 1, NIT 2, NIT 3, NIT 5, Sector 9, Sector 12, Sector 16, Sector 21, Sector 29, Sector 37, Sector 46, Sector 49, Old Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Neharpar, Greater Faridabad, Surajkund, Badkhal, Sainik Colony and Green Field Colony, with the rest of the city on request. A trained phlebotomist takes a single blood sample at your door and it travels to the laboratory in temperature-controlled conditions. More than one adult at the same address can be collected in one visit.

Yes to both. Add her details at booking, choose a morning slot, and note her last period date, or that periods have stopped, so the hormone results can be read correctly; one visit can cover two adults at the same address. This package is designed for women — for a man, book the Hair Fall Test Package for Men, which has a different hormone section. 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.