Anemia Test

One of the best ways to increase iron levels in your blood is by eating a healthy diet rich in iron and other nutrients. Well-balanced nutrition that includes iron-rich foods can help improve iron deficiency and vitamin deficiency anemias. Sometimes you may need to take an iron supplement if diet alone isn’t enough; however, only take an iron supplement as directed by a health care provider.

Iron-rich foods include:

• Lean meat and poultry
• Seafood such as salmon
• White beans, kidney beans, lentils and peas
• Nuts and dried fruits.
• Green leafy vegetables such as spinach
• Fortified bread and breakfast cereals³

Your body can absorb iron better when you eat it with fruits and vegetables that are high in vitamin C.

It may take anywhere from 3 to 6 months to restore your iron levels with proactive, healthy steps. Depending on how often you’ve needed to restore your iron levels, your provider will recommend anemia blood tests at regular intervals, usually every few years.²

Your testing will be performed in a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory. Labcorp provides leading-edge medical laboratory tests and services through a national network of primary clinical laboratories and specialty testing laboratories. Our labs perform regular quality assurance testing to ensure our results are accurate.

Your results will be provided to you through our secure online portal to view or print. Results are also made available through a secure portal to the independent healthcare provider who placed your test order.  If you are accessing your results through your Labcorp Patient™ account, all users linked to the account will have access to all OnDemand test results. Results may also be provided to a local, state, and/or federal health authority; for example, many states require the testing laboratory and physician to report test results for certain communicable diseases, such as COVID-19, to local or state health departments.  

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Visit the Labcorp OnDemand® website to browse and purchase laboratory tests and create your Labcorp Patient™ account to view your results. All Labcorp OnDemand testing requires an order from an authorized healthcare professional. For your convenience, Labcorp OnDemand has contracted with independent professional entities (collectively, Providers) to deliver healthcare provider services. Visit a Labcorp location for sample collection; or, if using an at-home collection kit, collect your sample yourself. We’ll let you know when your results are ready and can be accessed through your Labcorp Patient™ account.