Menstrual Blood as a Non-Invasive Alternative for Monitoring Vitamin Levels
Amy L Whitbread, Lucas Mittelmeier, Rajnish P Rao, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Katrin Osmanski-Zenk, Carlo Finelli · 2024
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Amy Whitbread and co-authors test a new way to check vitamin levels in a 2024 pilot study. Instead of a standard blood draw, they used menstrual blood, which can be gathered with a cup and needs no needle. No past study had checked whether vitamin levels can be read from such samples.
Thirty healthy volunteers gave menstrual blood and matching finger-prick blood. Both sample types were dried on cards and measured with a precise lab method. Levels of vitamin A and vitamin D in the two samples tracked each other closely, though the exact values differed. The authors call the result a proof of concept and say larger studies must confirm the method before routine use.
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| CREATOR | Amy L Whitbread, Lucas Mittelmeier, Rajnish P Rao, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Katrin Osmanski-Zenk, Carlo Finelli |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |