F.A.Q: we answer your questions

Most analyses can be carried out without an appointment. Waiting times vary according to your time of arrival and the number of people waiting before you.

For spermology and HT21 analyses, please contact us on (+352) 27-321 before attending.

It is best to keep it in a refrigerator.

All specific or specialist samples are transported and managed by our laboratory. If an analysis is performed by a subcontracting laboratory elsewhere, we ensure that it is followed-up all the way to the final result.

This test involves four steps:

1. The first blood test is taken on an empty stomach.

This is intended to measure your blood sugar while fasting. To avoid the consequences of feeling faint or ill while travelling to the lab, we advise that a relative or friend accompany you to drive you there and take you home.

2. Ingestion of a sweetened drink

3. Blood sample at H+1 (one hour after drinking the drink)

4. Blood test at H+2:

Two hours after drinking the drink, a third and final blood test will be performed.

You can ask to remain anonymous when your sample is taken. Whether you have a prescription or not, you will need to tell us the name of your doctor.

You do not need to be accompanied to have your blood test done. To make sure your analysis can be carried out, you must remember to bring your prescription and your social security card. Whether or not you have a prescription, you should always tell us the name of your doctor.

You should not stop your treatment unless your biologist or doctor specifically requests it.

You can have a non-prescription analysis carried out, although you should be aware that the tests will be entirely at your own cost. You will still need to provide us with the name of your treating physician so that we can give him or her a copy of your results.

Here are a few tips:

• Avoid strenuous physical activities for 24 hours before the sample is taken.
• If you are asked to observe a fasting period, do not eat after 8 p.m. and do not drink alcoholic beverages, sodas or fruit juices. You can drink water. On the morning of the sample, do not have any breakfast. You may have water or black coffee without sugar or milk.
• Sit and relax during the 10–15 minutes before the sample is taken.
• When the sample is being taken, remember to tell the staff about any medications you are taking so that the results of your analyses are not distorted.

By following these guidelines, your examination will take place in the best possible conditions.

It is important to collect the sample before starting your antibiotic treatment so as not to disrupt the results of the tests.