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Understand your body, one marker at a time.

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IBS or IBD? Why calprotectin is the first question to answer

Calprotectin helps separate bowel inflammation from irritation. Learn what the stool marker measures, when it is useful and why context still matters.

Reviewed by Home2Lab clinical team 7 min read

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Understanding results

Why every abnormal result gets a doctor's comment

A flag tells you a result crossed a range; a clinical comment explains its pattern, priority and sensible next step.

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Understanding results

How to read your Home2Lab report

Reference ranges, flags, units and trends can be confusing. Use this step-by-step guide to turn your report into sensible next actions.

Reviewed by Home2Lab clinical team 8 min read

Sexual health

Getting tested discreetly: how at-home STI testing works

At-home STI kits offer private sampling and secure results. Here is how to choose the right test, collect well and know when a clinic is better.

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Sexual health

STI window periods, explained

Testing too soon can miss an infection. Learn why window periods vary by infection, assay and sample—and when not to wait.

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Heart health

Cholesterol numbers, decoded: what each line means

Total, LDL, HDL, non-HDL and triglycerides each tell a different part of the cholesterol story. Here is how to read the pattern.

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Heart health

Lp(a): the inherited risk factor most people never test

Lipoprotein(a) is largely inherited and adds information beyond a standard cholesterol profile. Learn when one lifetime measurement may help.

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Women's health

CA 125: what it screens for and what it can't

CA 125 can support investigation of persistent symptoms, but it is not a stand-alone ovarian cancer screen. Understand the result and next steps.

Reviewed by Home2Lab clinical team 8 min read

Women's health

Reading a female hormone panel through your cycle

FSH, LH, oestradiol and progesterone change across the menstrual cycle. Learn why collection day is part of the result.

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Men's health

SHBG: the reason testosterone can feel low when it isn't

SHBG carries testosterone in your blood. Find out why a normal total result can hide lower—or higher—available testosterone.

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Men's health

What a testosterone result actually means at your age

Testosterone changes with time of day, health and age. Learn why symptoms, morning collection and repeat testing matter more than one number.

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Understand your body, one marker at a time.

IBS or IBD? Why calprotectin is the first question to answer

Read, understand, decide

Why every abnormal result gets a doctor's comment

How to read your Home2Lab report

Getting tested discreetly: how at-home STI testing works

STI window periods, explained

Cholesterol numbers, decoded: what each line means

Lp(a): the inherited risk factor most people never test

CA 125: what it screens for and what it can't

Reading a female hormone panel through your cycle

SHBG: the reason testosterone can feel low when it isn't

What a testosterone result actually means at your age

Turn a health question into a sensible first test.