
Folic acid (folate) – vitamin B9
Folic acid is essential for the development and growth of the body, haematopoiesis, metabolism of proteins, normal functioning of the liver and intestine, mental and emotional health, hair, nails, and skin.
Folic acid is particularly important during pregnancy, because it helps the placenta grow, protects against foetus deformities, premature birth or underweight babies.
Folic acid deficiency results in reduced excretion of gastric juices and, in turn, disrupted digestion and protein elimination processes, and normal liver function.
It has been shown that folic acid helps avoid certain forms of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
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Why it is worth
To be examined at our Centre?
- The laboratory is accredited with the ISO 15189 standard, thus you can be confident that your tests will be performed to the highest quality.
- You will find out the results of the main tests within 1–2 hours and the rest within 1 day, except in cases where this is impossible due to the technological process (e. g. time it takes for a culture to grow).
- The results of the tests carried will be explained by our laboratory specialists. This service is only offered by a few laboratories in the country.
- If required, we can perform further tests using the same sample of blood, for up to 7 days after the sampling.
- No danger of damaging or mixing up the test samples due to transportation.
- Tests can be carried out anonymously.