BRIGHTER LIFE LABS COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH PANEL (LABCORP)

Our Diagnostics Comprehensive Sexual Health Panel provides a comprehensive assessment of overall health and warrants consideration, especially if there are concerns related to having or spreading a sexually transmitted disease and unprotected sex with multiple partners. This panel includes testing for gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, hepatitis viruses, herpes simplex viruses, HIV, and syphilis.  

This panel also incorporates a complete blood count, a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete urinalysis, a lipid panel, a thyroid panel, as well as glucose regulation markers (hemoglobin A1c and insulin), the inflammation marker high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and reproductive health markers (estradiol and testosterone).

The Complete Blood Count with Differential helps to give an overall view of general health and screens for a broad scope of diseases and conditions, as well as the body's ability to defend against infection.

The lipid panel measures overall cholesterol levels in the body.  Lipids are various forms of fat in the body and include cholesterol types. Higher levels of low-density lipoprotein are associated with an increased risk of a heart attack. Thyroid dysfunction can also impact serum lipid levels.

The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) is a combination of 14 health tests. The 14 measurements included in the CMP provide a glimpse into the health of the body, its metabolism, and chemical balance.  The CMP can also aid in determining how the liver and kidneys are functioning and where glucose, calcium, protein, sodium, potassium, and chloride levels stand.

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.

The hs-CRP test measures CRP that is in the normal range for healthy people. It can be used to distinguish people with low normal levels from people with high normal levels. High normal levels of hs-CRP in otherwise healthy individuals have been found to be predictive of the future risk of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death, and peripheral arterial disease, even when lipid levels are within acceptable ranges.

 The thyroid section of this panel includes the Comprehensive Thyroid Profile (TSH, free thyroxine index, T3 uptake, and total T4).