Evexia Complete Prenatal Panel

Overview:

The Evexia Diagnostics Complete Prenatal Panel is a carefully selected group of tests focused on a woman's health before pregnancy.  These tests can check for specific conditions and concerns that could harm the unborn baby or affect the mother's health during the pregnancy. These tests can also help guide any treatment needed for a woman during pregnancy or a baby immediately after birth.

The Evexia Diagnostics Complete Prenatal Panel includes several standard tests such as a complete blood count, a metabolic profile, a lipid panel, an iron panel, a thyroid panel, and a comprehensive urinalysis.  This panel also incorporates ABO Blood Grouping and RH typing, as well as provides an assessment of essential hormones such as luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol, progesterone, and DHEA-S.  Additional critical components are the evaluation of the nutrient status of folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, iodine, and essential fatty acids (e.g., omega-3 and omega-6), as well as a screening for infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, HIV, rubella, and syphilis.

The Rubella virus, the cause of German measles, is usually a mild exanthem and often subclinical.  However, when acquired in utero, the rubella virus can cause the congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), and lead to fetal demise, deafness, malformation, and mental retardation.

Syphilis, an infectious disease, is usually spread by sexual contact, such as through direct contact with a syphilis sore.  An infected mother can also pass the infection to her fetus, with severe and potentially fatal consequences for the infant.

The test that screens for hepatitis B is called the hepatitis B antigen and detects a protein produced by the virus, which can identify a hepatitis B infection even before it causes symptoms.  It is crucial to detect active hepatitis B infections in pregnant women or women that are considering pregnancy because newborns are especially vulnerable to developing a chronic infection; up to 90% of those who become infected with hepatitis B in utero will become carriers.

The Comprehensive Urinalysis with Microscopic Examination is also an essential part of this panel.  A urinalysis is vital to assess the chemical constituents in the urine and the relationship to various disease states. A microscopic examination can detect the presence of abnormal urine cells and formed elements. Overall, the urinalysis can detect abnormalities in the urine, which helps assist in the diagnosis of renal diseases, urinary tract infections, urinary tract neoplasms, and systemic diseases.

This panel comes with a free* Functional Health Report when Evexia Nutraceuticals are recommended.  *A $5 fee is applied when recommendations other than Evexia Nutraceuticals are selected.