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Involved in hundreds of processes, and awkward to measure - serum testing captures only a small fraction of what your body holds.

Calculated from creatinine, age and sex - not measured. Why kidney function is defined by persistence rather than a single reading.

A waste product from protein breakdown, sensitive to hydration and diet as well as kidney function.

Sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate are held within remarkably narrow limits. Why small movements matter.

The most ordered blood test there is, covering red cells, white cells and platelets in one sample.

AMH reflects ovarian reserve - the quantity of remaining eggs, not their quality or your chance of conceiving.

Follows a daily curve, peaking in the morning. Why a single reading means little without knowing when it was taken.

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