Services

Vaginal swab searching mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas

Research:

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasma, ureaplasma.

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.

Sperm culture with sexually transmitted diseases (PCR Method)

Research:

Aerobic bacteria, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method.

How to prepare for the exam

  • Wait at least 7 days after the end of any antibiotic therapy.

Method of collection

  • Provide a sterile container
  • On the morning of specimen collection, wash your hands and genitals with soap and water, and dry
  • Obtaining the emission of semen by masturbation and all the ejaculate must be collected in the appropriate container sterile
  • Close the container carefully so that the liquid does not leak during transport and be careful not to touch the edge.
  • The sample must be submitted shortly after the collection; if the collection is done the night before, keep the container in the refrigerator at 4°C.

Sperm culture

Research:

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasma, ureaplasma.

How to prepare for the exam

  • Wait at least 7 days after the end of any antibiotic therapy.

Method of collection

  • Provide a sterile container
  • On the morning of specimen collection, wash your hands and genitals with soap and water, and dry
  • Obtaining the emission of semen by masturbation and all the ejaculate must be collected in the appropriate container sterile
  • Close the container carefully so that the liquid does not leak during transport and be careful not to touch the edge.
  • The sample must be submitted shortly after the collection; if the collection is done the night before, keep the container in the refrigerator at 4°C.

Oropharyngeal swab for streptococcus

Exam preparation

  • Wait 7 – 10 days after the end of an antibiotic treatment
  • It is advisable to fast before performing the swab;
  • It is advisable not to brush your teeth or use oral rinses before undergoing the test.

Glans swab

Research:

Aerobic bacteria and fungi.

How to prepare for the exam

  • 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 clean carefully the external genitals

Chlamydia/Gonorrhea from endocervical swab (PCR method)

Research:

Chlamydia and gonococcus by PCR method.

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.

Endourethral swab with sexually transmitted diseases (PCR method)

Research:

Aerobic bacteria, fungi, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, chlamydia and gonococcus with PCR method.

How to prepare for the exam

  • wait at least 7 days from the end of any antibiotic therapy
  • DO NOT URINATE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam clean carefully the external genitals

 

For female patient:

  • Wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

After the exam it is recommended to drink plenty of water during the day to promote urination and obtain a mechanical washing of the urethra.

Chlamydia/Gonorrhea from endourethral swab (PCR Method)

Research:

Chlamydia and gonococcus by PCR method.

How to prepare for the exam

  • wait at least 7 days from the end of any antibiotic therapy
  • DO NOT URINATE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION
  • avoid sexual intercourses during 24 hours before the exam
  • the day of the exam clean carefully the external genitals

 

For female patient:

  • Wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • In the 3 days prior to the exam, do not use vaginal pessaries, creams or douches

After the exam it is recommended to drink plenty of water during the day to promote urination and obtain a mechanical washing of the urethra.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea from urine 1° void (PCR Method)

Research:

Chlamydia and gonococcus by PCR method.

How to prepare for the exam

  • Wait at least 7 days after the end of any antibiotic therapy.
  • Wait 5 days after the end of your period.

Method of collection

  • Wash your hands with water and detergent and, with particular care, the urethral orifice and the surrounding area. Then dry the cleaned areas.
  • Open the sterile container taking care not to touch the edge and the inside.
  • COLLECT A SMALL QUANTITY OF THE FIRST COLLECTION OF URINE in the sterile container.
  • Close the container well, taking care not to contaminate the edge
    send to the laboratory as soon as possible, otherwise store in the fridge at 4°C for a maximum of 24 hours.
  • Keep away from heat sources.
    (If you have a doctor’s recommendation, please bring it to the time of the examination)

THYROID Package

Package includes:

TSH (tireotropina), FT3 (triodotironina libera), FT4 (tiroxina libera), Anticorpi TIREOPEROSSIDASI (TPO), Anticorpi TIREOGLOBULINA (ABTG), Anticorpi Recettori TSH.

To add exams to existing Packages, please send us an email to lab@helabflorence.com with integration.

MAN HORMONAL Package

Package includes:

PSA (antigene prostatico specifico) , LH (luteotropina/ormono luteinizzante), FSH (follitropina/ormone follicolo stimolante), Prolattina (PRL), Testosterone, TSH (tireotropina), FT3 (triodotironina libera), FT4 (tiroxina libera).

To add exams to existing Packages, please send us an email to lab@helabflorence.com with integration.

WOMAN HORMONAL Package

Package includes:

LH (luteotropina/ormono luteinizzante), FSH (follitropina/ormone follicolo stimolante), TSH (tireotropina), FT3 (triodotironina libera), FT4 (tiroxina libera), 17 Beta Estradiolo, DHEAs (deidroepiandrosterone solfato), Vitamina D 25-oh, Ormone Anti Mulleriano (AMH), 17 Idrossiprogesterone, Progesterone, Prolattina (PRL)

To add exams to existing Packages, please send us an email to lab@helabflorence.com with integration.

BASIC MAN/WOMAN Package

Package includes:

Azotemia (urea), Glycemia (glucose), Creatinine, Uricemia (urate), Triglycerides, Coelsterol total/HDL/LDL, Transaminases GOT (AST: aspartate amino transferase) e GPT (ALT: alanine amino transferase), Gamma GT (gamma glutamil transpeptidasi), Iron, Blood Count, Sedimentation rate of red blood cells, Total and fractional Bilirubin, Urine comprehensive examination.

To add exams to existing Packages, please send us an email to lab@helabflorence.com with integration.

PAI1

MTHFR mutation C677T and/or 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.

HPA

Preparazione all’esame

Non è necessario alcun tipo di preparazione.

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

Leiden Factor V

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.

Congenital deafness – entire coding region – GENE GJB2 (code CX26)

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.

The test can be done by taking a blood sample or a buccal swab.

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

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

BCRA 1 and 2

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.

BCRA2

How to prepare to the exam:

No preparation is required.

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

BCRA1

How to prepare to the exam:

No preparation is required.

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

Fetal DNA test (PRENATAL SAFE®)

Helab Centro Medico uses Prenatal Safe® tests to reveal the most common fetal chromosomic mutations.

Here is a grid describing the diffrerent types of tests.

Prenatal Safe®

Lactose Breath test

This test lasts approximately 90 minutes.

Test preparation:

The test requires special preparation. Please contact the Helab Center by telephone to obtain the necessary information.

Breath test for Helicobacter Pylori

How to prepare for the exam

  • You must be fasting and not have smoked for at least 8 hours
  • No antibiotics should be taken for the previous 4 weeks
  • No gastroprotective or gastric antisecretory drugs should be taken in the previous 2 weeks
  • A light meal is recommended the night before the test

Blood pregnancy test (Beta HCG)

EXAM PREPARATION:
No preparation is required.

 

Analysis report ready in 1 day, by email.

Urine pregnancy test

Method of collection

  • Wash your hands with water and detergent and, with particular care, the urethral orifice and the surrounding area, then dry the cleansed areas
  • Open the sterile container taking care not to touch the edge and the inside
  • COLLECT A SMALL QUANTITY OF THE FIRST COLLECTION OF URINE in the sterile container
  • Close the container well, taking care not to contaminate the edge send to the laboratory as soon as possible, otherwise store in the fridge at 4°C for a maximum of 24 hours. Keep away from heat sources.

HPV screening – HPV typed

Searches for the presence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA.

  • HPV screening investigates the presence or absence of viral DNA and strains 16 and 18, if present.
  • Typed HPV investigates the presence or absence of viral DNA and analyzes HIGH RISK strains of the Human Papilloma Virus

EXAM PREPARATION

  • refrain from sexual intercourse in the 24 hours prior to the test
  • On the day of the exam, perform regular hygiene of the external genitalia

Herpes 1/2

PREPARING FOR THE EXAM:

  • Non preparation necessary.

Herpes Zooster test

How to prepare for the exam

  • wait at least 5 days after menstruation ends
  • wait at least 3 days  from the end of any creams, candles, ovules, and vaginal washes.

Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 swab test

Exam preparation:

  • Do not take antiviral therapy for at least 7/10 days before the test
  • Do not apply creams in the days before the test
  • Avoid using vaginal suppositories or creams in the 3 days before
  • Wait 5 days after the end of menstruation

Result ready in maximum 7 days, also by email.

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