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URINE CULTURE + CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL URINE

Preparation for the exam
  • Wait at least 7 days after finishing any antibiotic therapy.
  • Wait 5 days after the end of your period.
CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL URINE COLLECTION

COLLECT THE FIRST URINE OF THE MORNING

  • Wash your hands with water and soap, especially the urethral orifice and surrounding area, then dry the cleansed areas.
  • Open the FIRST sterile container, being careful not to touch the rim or the inside. COLLECT A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE FIRST URINE IN THE sterile container.
  • Seal the container tightly, being careful not to contaminate the rim.
  • Send to the laboratory as soon as possible, otherwise store refrigerated at 4°C for up to 24 hours. Keep away from heat sources.
URINE CULTURE COLLECTION

ALWAYS COLLECT THE FIRST URINE OF THE MORNING.

  • Open the SECOND sterile container, being careful not to touch the rim, and COLLECT THE REMAINING URINATION (about 40-60 ml).
  • Seal the container tightly, being careful not to contaminate the rim or the inside.
  • Send the sample to the laboratory, otherwise store it in the refrigerator at 4°C for up to 24 hours. Keep away from heat sources. (Alternatively, for certain tests ONLY, you can use urine collection tubes with boric acid and store them at room temperature for 24 hours. Contact the laboratory for confirmation.)

Results are available in up to 7 days, also by email.

CHECK UP TOTAL INFECTIOUS

*at 150€ instead of 182€

includes the following analytes: HIV 1-2 TEST COMBO, HCV, HERPES SIMPLEX 1-2 IGG IGM, HBSAG, HBSAB, HBCAB, CHLAMYDIA ABS, TPHA AND VDRL

BLOOD TESTS

It is recommended that these tests be performed on an empty stomach.

Please include the list of required tests in the NOTES section when booking.

For a quote for the required tests, please send the list of tests to info@helabflorence.com

INFECTIOUS CHECK UP

at 81 instead of 106€

includes the following analytes: HIV 1-2 TEST COMBO, HCV, HERPES SIMPLEX 1-2 IGG IGM, HBSAG, TPHA AND VDRL

CHECK-UP FOR MEN OVER 40

*for €130 instead of €175

includes:

URIC ACID, AMYLASE, BUN, TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT BILIRUBIN, CALCIUM, TOTAL HDL/LDL CHOLESTEROL, CPK, CREATININE, PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, GAMMA GT, BLOOD SUGAR, HOMOCYSTEINE, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, POTASSIUM, TOTAL AND FREE PSA, Stool BLOOD, BLOOD IRON, SODIUM, TRANSAMINASES, TRIGLYCERIDES, TSH, AND COMPLETE URINE TEST

CHECK-UP FOR MEN UNDER 40

*for €65 instead of €95

includes:

URIC ACID, BUN, TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT BILIRUBIN, TOTAL HDL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL, CREATITINE, PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, GAMMA GT, BLOOD GLUCOSE, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, POTASSIUM, PSA, TRANSAMINASES, TRIGLYCERIDES, AND COMPLETE URINE TEST

CHECK-UP FOR WOMEN OVER 40

*for €115 instead of €205

includes:

FOLIC ACID, URIC ACID, AMYLASE, BUN, TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT BILIRUBIN, CALCIUM, TOTAL HDL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL, CPK, CREATININE, PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, PHOSPHORUS, ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, FSH, GAMMA GUT, BLOOD SUGAR, LH, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, POTASSIUM, PROLACTIN, PTT, FECESICAL OCCULT BLOOD, BLOOD IRON, SODIUM, TRANSAMINASES, TRIGLYCERIDES, TSH, VITAMIN D 25OH, AND COMPLETE URINE TEST

CHECK-UP WOMEN UNDER 40

*for €110 instead of €135

includes:

FOLIC ACID, URIC ACID, TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT BILIRUBIN, CALCIUM, TOTAL HDL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL, CREATININE, PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, PHOSPHORUS, GAMMA GUT, BLOOD SUGAR, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, POTASSIUM, BLOOD IRON, SODIUM, TRANSAMINASES, TRIGLYCERIDES, TSH, VITAMIN D 25OH, AND COMPLETE URINE TEST

TOTAL THYROID CHECK-UP

for €80 instead of €91,

includes:

TSH, THYROPEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES, THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES, FT3, FT4, TSH RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES

THYROID CHECK-UP

for €25 instead of €35,

includes:

TSH, FT3, FT4.

CARDIOVASCULAR CHECK-UP

for € 45 instead of € 55

includes:

TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, HDL, LDL, BLOOD SUGAR, TRIGLYCERIDES, HOMOCYSTEINE, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, FIBRINOGEN, AND FULL BLOOD COUNT

TOTAL HORMONE CHECK UP FOR WOMEN

*at 180 instead of 203 €

includes:

TSH, 17 BETA ESTRADIOL, DHEAS, FSH, FT3, FT4, LH, PROGESTERONE, PROLACTIN, VITAMIN D 25OH, 17 HYDROXYPROGESTERONE AND ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE (AMH)

CHECK-UP WOMEN’S HORMONE

* at 100 instead of 120 €

includes:

TSH, 17 BETA ESTRADIOL, DHEAS, FSH, FT3, FT4, LH, PROGESTERONE, VITAMIN D 25OH

Total Infectious Check Up

at 150 instead of 182 €

includes the following analytes: HIV 1-2 TEST COMBO, HCV, HERPES SIMPLEX 1-2 IGG IGM, HBSAG, TPHA AND VDRL, HBCAB IGG IGM, AC ANTI HBS, CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS ANTIBODY

GENERIC MAN/WOMAN CHECK UP

*at 50 € instead of 70 €

includes the following analytes: AZOTEMIA, GLUCOSE, CREATININE, TRIGLYCERIDES, TOTAL HDL LDL CHOLESTEROL, TRANSAMINASE, GAMMA GT, TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT BILIRUBIN, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, HOMOCYSTEINE AND COMPLETE URINE EXAMINATION

OncoNext Risck BRCA (BRCA 1 e 2)

OncoNext Risk – Breast

Preparazione all’esame

  • Non è richiesta alcuna preparazione all’esame.
  • Non è necessario essere a digiuno.

Risultato pronto in 30 giorni lavorativi, anche per email.

  • ATTENZIONE: l’esame NON si esegue ai pazienti con età inferiore ai 10 anni

Per analisi genetiche il costo del prelievo è di 15,00€.

OncoNext Risk – Ovary

Preparazione all’esame

  • Non è richiesta alcuna preparazione all’esame.
  • Non è necessario essere a digiuno.

Risultato pronto in 30 giorni lavorativi, anche per email.

  • ATTENZIONE: l’esame NON si esegue ai pazienti con età inferiore ai 10 anni

Per analisi genetiche il costo del prelievo è di 15,00€.

Mycoplasmas/Ureaplasmas from endocervical swab

Tests:

Test:

Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum cultured.

How to prepare for the test

  • Wait at least 7 days after finishing any antibiotic therapy.
  • Avoid sexual intercourse in the 24 hours preceding the test.
  • Avoid using vaginal suppositories or creams in the 3 days preceding the test.
  • Wait 5 days after the end of your period.
  • On the day of the test, practice proper external genital hygiene.

Results are available within 7 days, including by email.

Beta Thalassemia – whole gene

Preparation for the exam

  • No preparation is required for the exam.
  • It is not necessary to fast.

Result ready in 10 working days, also by email.

ATTENTION: the exam is NOT performed on patients under 10 years of age

For genetic analysis the cost of the sample is €15.

HPA

Preparation for the exam

  • No preparation is required for the exam.
  • It is not necessary to fast.

Result ready in 10 working days, also by email.

ATTENTION: the exam is NOT performed on patients under 10 years of age

For genetic analysis the cost of the sample is €15.00.

Cystic Fibrosis (139 mutations)

Exam preparation

  • No preparation is required for the test.
  • Fasting is not required.

Results ready in 15 working days, also by email.

  • ATTENTION: The test is NOT performed on patients under 10 years of age.

For genetic analysis, the cost of the sample is €15.00.

Vaginal-endocervical swab (STI) + Sexually transmitted infectious blood package

Vaginal-endocervical swab with sexually tramitted diseases (PCR method)
+
INFECTIOUS BLOOD TEST PACKAGE which includes:

Antibodies HIV 1-2 p24 antigen, VDRL and TPHA (Syphilis screening), HBsAg (Hepatitis B antigen), HBcAb (anti HBc antibodies), anti HCV antibodies (Hepatitis C), antibodies Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 (IgG and IgM ), anti-Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies.

Research

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method + Infectious package (on blood)

How to prepare for the exam
  • wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • wait at least 7 days  from the end of any antibiotic therapy, both local therapy (creams, candles, ovules, and vaginal washes) and general ones (oral, intramuscolar, intravenous)
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam, perform a regular hygiene of the external genitalia
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

The vaginal-endocervical swab may cause a small blood loss, which spontaneously regresses within 24h.

Result ready in a maximum of 7 days, also via email.

Vaginal-endocervical swab (STI) + HIV antigen p24 and Syphilis (vdrl/tpha)

Vaginal-endocervical swab with sexually tramitted diseases (PCR method)
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BLOOD TEST for HIV (HIV 1-2 p24 antigen) and Syphilis (VRDL and TPHA)
Research

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method + HIV antigen p24 and Syphilis (vdrl/tpha)

How to prepare for the exam
  • wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • wait at least 7 days  from the end of any antibiotic therapy, both local therapy (creams, candles, ovules, and vaginal washes) and general ones (oral, intramuscolar, intravenous)
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam, perform a regular hygiene of the external genitalia
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

The vaginal-endocervical swab may cause a small blood loss, which spontaneously regresses within 24h.

Result ready in a maximum of 7 days, also via email.

Vaginal-endocervical swab (STI) + Blood test for Herpes 1-2 antibodies

Vaginal-endocervical swab with sexually tramitted diseases (PCR method)
+
BLOOD TEST for HERPES 1-2 antibodies
Research

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method + Herpes 1-2 antibodies (blood)

How to prepare for the exam
  • wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • wait at least 7 days  from the end of any antibiotic therapy, both local therapy (creams, candles, ovules, and vaginal washes) and general ones (oral, intramuscolar, intravenous)
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam, perform a regular hygiene of the external genitalia
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

The vaginal-endocervical swab may cause a small blood loss, which spontaneously regresses within 24h.

Result ready in a maximum of 7 days, also via email.

Vaginal-endocervical swab (STI) + Blood test Hepatitis B and C

Vaginal-endocervical swab with sexually tramitted diseases (PCR method)
+
BLOOD TEST for HEPATITIS B and C antibodies: HBsAg (Hepatitis B antigen), HBcAb (anti-HBc antibodies), HBsAb (Hepatitis B antibodies), anti-HCV antibodies (Hepatitis C).
Research

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method + HBsAg (Hepatitis B antigen), HBcAb (anti-HBc antibodies), HBsAb (Hepatitis B antibodies), anti-HCV antibodies (Hepatitis C).

How to prepare for the exam
  • wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • wait at least 7 days  from the end of any antibiotic therapy, both local therapy (creams, candles, ovules, and vaginal washes) and general ones (oral, intramuscolar, intravenous)
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam, perform a regular hygiene of the external genitalia
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

The vaginal-endocervical swab may cause a small blood loss, which spontaneously regresses within 24h.

Result ready in a maximum of 7 days, also via email.

Vaginal-endocervical swab (STI) + Blood test for Chlamydia antibodies

Vaginal-endocervical swab with sexually tramitted diseases (PCR method)
+

BLOOD TEST for CHLAMYDIA (IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies).

Research:

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method + CHLAMYDIA (IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies).

How to prepare for the exam
  • wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • wait at least 7 days  from the end of any antibiotic therapy, both local therapy (creams, candles, ovules, and vaginal washes) and general ones (oral, intramuscolar, intravenous)
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam, perform a regular hygiene of the external genitalia
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

The vaginal-endocervical swab may cause a small blood loss, which spontaneously regresses within 24h.

Result ready in a maximum of 7 days, also via email.

Herpes Simplex 1-2 swab + antibodies on blood

Book the swab + blood test package from the calendar above and then consult the information on preparing for the test.

Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 research in PCR on swab

+

BLOOD TEST for HERPES SIMPLEX 1 and 2 (IgM and IgG antibodies).

Preparation for the test

  • Do not apply antiviral creams for at least 7-10 days before the test
  • Do not use antiviral therapy for at least 7-10 days before the test
  • Do not have menstruation
  • Do not apply ANY TYPE of cream on the lesion
  • Fasting is NOT necessary

Result ready in maximum 7 days, also by email.

Stool test – sample submission

Preparation for the test
  • Get the appropriate FECES container, which can be purchased at the pharmacy
  • Follow your doctor’s instructions
  • Contact the center by email to request instructions at info@helabflorence.com
Collection method

COLLECT THE SAMPLE ON THE SAME DAY AND DELIVER IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

The sample must be collected at your home.

Possibility of performing the following tests:

Chemical and Microscopic
Campylobacter
Coproculture
Calprotectin
Parasitological
Helicobacter Pylori
Quantitative occult blood
Fungi

FOR SPECIFIC REQUESTS SEND AN EMAIL TO info@helabflorence.com

Thrombophilia 15 mutation panel

The thrombophilia 15 mutation panel includes:

FACTOR V (Leiden, Y1702C, H1299R, Cambridge), FACTOR II, BETAFIBRINOGEN, PAI-1, FACTOR XIII, HPA, ACE, APOE, APOB, AGT, MTHFR C677T and A1298C).

Preparation for the exam

  • No preparation is required for the exam.
  • It is not necessary to fast.

Result ready in 7 working days, also by email.

ATTENTION: the exam is NOT performed on patients under 10 years of age

For genetic analysis the cost of the sample is €15.00.

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