Platelet Count Testing

How to check your Platelet Count levels with a home finger-prick blood test kit

What Is A Platelet Count Test For?

A Platelet Count test is also known as a Thrombocyte Count test.

A platelet count checks that your platelets - tiny particles responsible for wound clotting - are present in normal quantities.

Platelets are vital for ensuring correct blood clotting (coagulation) following injury by helping to seal blood vessels.

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Platelet Count Testing UK Statistics 2021

7.8% of people tested have Platelet Count levels which are too low.

And 1.1% have levels that are too high.

The average Platelet Count result is 233.1 x10^9/L
Note what is normal for you may differ for your age and gender.

Men tend to have lower Platelet Count in their blood than women.

As many as one in ten men tested have low levels of Platelet Count

91.1%

of people have Platelet Count blood levels in the normal range. Do you?

Are you in the 91.1% with normal results?

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What If Platelet Count Test Levels Are High?

A high platelet count is due to overproduction of platelets by the bone marrow. This can be due to certain bone marrow disorders or might simply be a side-effect of another condition. These include many infections, inflammatory processes or following recent trauma.

Although in some people there may be no clinical signs or symptoms, there are risks associated with having abnormally high platelet counts, including blood clots and risk of bleeding.

Further blood testing and consultation with your doctor is required to determine the cause.

What If Platelet Count Test Levels Are Low?

A low platelet count is known as thrombocytopenia. This may be caused either because the bone marrow is not producing enough platelets, or the bone marrow is producing normal amounts but the platelets are being used or destroyed faster than they should in the blood.

A number of conditions can cause a low platelet count including but not limited to immune conditions, several infections and viruses, bone marrow disorders, chronic bleeding or drugs and medication.

Further blood testing and consultation with your doctor is required to determine the cause.

How To Test Platelet Count?

Check your platelet blood count accurately with Vitall's platelet blood test — 24-hour turnaround and convenient home testing.

You can check your Platelet Count levels by buying a home finger-prick blood test kit below. Your sample is then professionally analysed in an accredited laboratory for total reassurance. The Vitall Full Blood Count (FBC) Home Test Kit includes a Platelet Count test and is available for just £69.

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Why Take The Platelet Count Test?

Our Full Blood Count home blood test kit checks multiple elements of your blood.

Red blood cells, platelets and plasma are the main components, responsible for carrying nutrients, oxygen and wound clotting ability throughout your body.

Your white blood cells are also measured to assess your ability to maintain a healthy immune system and fight viral & bacterial infection.

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Who Should Take The Platelet Count Blood Test?

Measure your general blood and immune health and ability to fight viral & bacterial infections using a home finger-prick blood test kit.

You get the convenience of home testing with the reassurance of professional clinical analysis. Your results are delivered quickly & securely online.

This Full Blood Count (FBC) Test is advised if you:

have symptoms of anemia (often including fatigue, paleness, difficulty exercising);
think you may have a bacterial or viral infection;
want to check the general health of your blood;
want the convenience of home testing without waiting for a GP appointment;
need a high quality, clinically accredited test done in a professional clinical laboratory.

Take a complete health check-up with Vitall.

How Much Do Full Blood Count Tests Cost?

The Vitall full blood count test is available online for just £69. Your home test kit will be dispatched by free first class post for delivery to your door.

For the best value testing you can also upgrade this full blood count home test to tests which also measure other biomarkers, including:

Anaemia - Assess your blood cells, iron levels & B vitamins.
Arthritis (Rheumatoid Factor) - Check for rheumatoid factor and assess your blood health & inflammation.
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When you checkout to buy your full blood count test online we also offer additional options, including:

Upgrade to next day delivery of your home test kit for an additional £7.99.
Visit the Patient Reception in central London for just £25. Your full blood count test sample can be collected by a qualified nurse for immediate analysis.
Have a nurse visit you to collect the sample for your full blood count test, this is available within the M25 area for just £149.

Whichever option you choose at checkout, buying the best full blood count test online in the UK with Vitall ensures high quality results from an accredited laboratory.

Take control of your health today with one of Vitall’s home blood tests.

Platelet Count Testing

How to check your Platelet Count levels with a home finger-prick blood test kit

What Is A Platelet Count Test For?

Learn all about Platelet Count Testing:

Platelet Count Testing UK Statistics 2021

91.1%

of people have Platelet Count blood levels in the normal range. Do you?

Are you in the 91.1% with normal results?

What If Platelet Count Test Levels Are High?

What If Platelet Count Test Levels Are Low?

How To Test Platelet Count?

Other Biomarkers Often Tested With Platelet Count

Learn More About Platelet Count Blood Testing

Why Take The Platelet Count Test?

Who Should Take The Platelet Count Blood Test?

How Much Do Full Blood Count Tests Cost?

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