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What’s typical at your age, which blood tests can help when you feel tired, foggy or are losing hair, and when to talk to your GP. Built on real results from Vively members.
See where a number from your report sits against the lab range and Vively’s optimal range.
Pick a marker and type the number from your report.
Read the ferritin guide for womenLabs use slightly different ranges, so check the one printed on your report. General information, not a diagnosis.
Symptoms
Common causes, which blood tests can help find a physical cause, and when to see your GP.
Common physical causes of ongoing tiredness, like low iron and thyroid, and the blood tests that check for them.
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What people usually mean by brain fog, causes from sleep to perimenopause, and the tests for iron, B12, thyroid and blood sugar.
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Shedding or thinning, the iron, thyroid and hormone tests that can help find a cause, and when to see a GP or dermatologist.
Read guideLevels by age
Results from Vively members by age and sex, next to the ranges Australian labs use and Vively’s optimal range.
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About 1 in 4 women under 50 had ferritin under 30 µg/L.
Only 4% had ferritin under 30 µg/L. High ferritin was more common.
54% were under 75 nmol/L, the bottom of the Vively optimal range.
Median TSH was 1.4 to 1.6 mIU/L at most ages, for women and men.
The median rose from about 4.9% under 40 to 5.3% at 60 and over.
Women’s median total cholesterol rose from 4.5 to 5.7 mmol/L with age.
About 1 in 5 men aged 18 to 59 had an ALT above 40 U/L.
Median total testosterone held at 16 to 19 nmol/L from the 20s to the 60s.
Median total testosterone was 0.8 nmol/L at 18 to 29 and 0.6 at 60 and over.
Median FSH rose from 8 IU/L in the 40s to 58 IU/L at 50 to 59.
Ranges change with your cycle and menopause stageWomen’s hormones
Which hormones to test, when in your cycle to test them, and what a result can and can’t tell you.
What a women’s hormone test checks, what each hormone shows, which cycle day to test and how the pill changes results.
Read guideWhy FSH and oestradiol can mislead after 45, when hormone tests do help, and the blood tests worth doing in your 40s.
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Vively Baseline Health Check
The Baseline Health Check measures 70+ markers, including iron, vitamin D, thyroid, blood sugar and cholesterol. You see each result against the lab range and Vively’s optimal range in the app. A doctor signs your pathology request.
These guides are general information, not medical advice. Vively does not diagnose, treat or manage medical conditions. If you’re worried about a symptom or a result, speak with your GP.
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