A blood test screening for haemoglobin pathologies such as Thalassaemia, relevant if you have a family background linked to higher carrier rates or are planning a pregnancy.
1 biomarker as listed by Better2Know.
Thalassaemia is an inherited condition that reduces the body's ability to produce haemoglobin, and carriers are more common among people of Mediterranean, Asian, Polynesian or African descent. This test is relevant if you or a partner may be a carrier and are planning a pregnancy, since two carrier parents can pass on a more serious form of the condition to a child.
Within its comparison group, this test is listed alongside Better2Know's own Haemoglobin Test, which measures a related single marker for £135, £64 less than this test.
It scores moderately for collection convenience, since a home nurse visit is offered as an alternative to a clinic appointment, with results back within four days. It loses marks for results and follow-up because results are not reviewed by a doctor as standard, which matters more here given the family-planning implications a positive result can carry.
This suits someone who, based on family background or a partner's, wants to check for haemoglobin pathologies such as Thalassaemia before or during pregnancy planning.
If you are more concerned about general anaemia than an inherited pathology specifically, Better2Know's own Haemoglobin Test measures a related single marker for £135, £64 less than this test.
A clinician takes a venous blood sample at a clinic, or during a paid home nurse visit, and sends it to the lab. Results are back within four days. The fact sheet does not show results being reviewed by a doctor as standard.
This test screens for haemoglobin pathologies including Thalassaemia from a single venous blood sample. At £199 it is £64 more than Better2Know's related Haemoglobin Test, its only listed comparison. Results are not reviewed by a doctor as standard.
The listing publishes a detailed description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.
1 biomarkers, placing it in the 8th percentile of general wellness tests we track.
Requires a venous draw at a clinic; a home nurse visit is offered; results in around 4 days, slower than similar tests.
Results are not doctor-reviewed and no consultation is included; the provider does not describe the report format.
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£199.00 against a median of £122.00 for the 18 similarly sized general wellness tests we track (+63%).
Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.
This test belongs to our Haemoglobin test comparison group. See how it stacks up against equivalent tests from other providers.
The lower-priced of Better2Know's two haemoglobin tests
A single blood test measuring haemoglobin levels, used to check for anaemia or polycythaemia or to monitor an existing blood, kidney, heart or lung condition.
The lower-priced of Better2Know's two haemoglobin tests
A single blood test measuring haemoglobin levels, used to check for anaemia or polycythaemia or to monitor an existing blood, kidney, heart or lung condition.
