FertiCheck Woman

FertiCheck Woman combines test parameters that are essential to optimising of female fertility, from gametogenesis to the early stages of embryogenesis. The results of the following assays can be found in FertiCheck Woman panel:

• Ultra-sensitive CRP, an elevation of which reflects the existence of low-grade inflammation, which is always deleterious, especially in this context;
• Magnesium, a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions and involved in the fundamental epigenetic processes at the different stages of cell multiplication that accompany the various stages of reproduction;
• Vitamin D, which has multiple implications for cellular metabolism, the level of which, often deficient among the general population, can be easily corrected;
• Ferritin, a reflection of the body’s iron reserves, a cofactor of hydroxylases, indispensable from the preconception phase, which requires sufficient energy reserves and an optimised metabolism;
• Free T3, a biologically active form of thyroid hormones, the level of which depends closely on the conversion of free T4, itself conditioned by a sufficient quantity of other substances including, in particular, iron, zinc, vitamins A and D, which are present in this profile;
• Trace elements copper, zinc and selenium, as well as vitamins A and E, players in anti-oxidant protection, necessary in dealing with the major oxidative stress that accompanies these early stages of pregnancy;
• Homocysteine, a major player in the methylation processes essential for cellular metabolism, the level of wich may reflect a deficiency in vitamins B6, B9 or B12;
• More particularly erythrocyte folates, which guarantee the circulating level of vitamin B9, essential in periconception and in preventing the risk of neural tube closure deficiency at the very beginning of pregnancy;
• Coenzyme Q10, a fundamental antioxidant of the body and protector against free radical attacks;
• Different fractions of the erythrocyte fatty acid profile, making it possible to assess the impact of lipid intake on the balance of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), a fundamental component of the sperm acrosome.

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