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PCOS THYROID TESTS
Is fasting required for tests like CBC, T3 T4 TSH, PROLACTIN, GTT, free testosterone, and pelvis sonography?
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Yes few tests are require fasting it is better to do when you are fasting to avoid repeatedly pricking
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All these blood test don't warrant a tasting state. But to avoid two needle pricks you can give all the blood samples in fasting state ( 10 hours)
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pelvic ultrasound does not need fasting state
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Yes better you do these tests fasting
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Yes some of ur blood tests are in fasting state
Sonography will not require fasting
For pcos u don’t require GTT
But u need fasting insulin
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