Blood is taken in the clinic, to be sent to a lab locally or in Singapore.

Blood tests

•    Pre-pregnancy screening test.
•    Pregnancy test.
•    Ovulation test.
•    Infertility test.
•    Hormonal test.
•    Menopause test.
•    Cholesterol test.
•    Thyroid function test.
•    Liver function test.
•    Kidney function test.
•    Diabetes test.
•    Toxoplasma test.
•    Hepatitis B immunity test.
•    Chicken pox immunity test.
•    Zika virus test.
•    Rubella immunity test.
•    Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH).
•    Glucose tolerance test (GTT).
•    Non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT).
•    Combined first trimester screening test for Down’s syndrome.
•    Triple test to screen for Down’s syndrome.
•    BRCA 1 and BRCA 2.
•    CA 125.

Sexually transmitted infection

•    Gonorrhoea.
•    Trichomoniasis.
•    Chlamydia.
•    Syphylis.
•    HIV.
•    Hepatitis B.
•    Human papilloma virus (HPV).

Vaginal/Cervical swabs

•    Pap smear (ThinPrep).
•    HPV test.
•    Bacterial vaginosis.
•    Candidiasis (yeast/thrush infection).
•    Group B streptococcus (GBS).
•    Chlamydia antigen (NOT blood chlamydia antibody test).

Newly available tests (since 2022):

1. 1. NIPT (Vistara, in addition to the well-established Panorama)- please see website www.natera.com
2. 2. Newborn Screening Test for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
   (also known as heel-prick test or Guthrie test).

• •    Newborn screening test for inborn errors of metabolism is offered to ALL newborns and ALL babies,
•      up to many years old.
• •    The laboratoriums performing these tests are located in USA (hence, reliable).
• •    Only a few drops of blood sample are required for newborn screening test.
• •    If needed, the tests can be done at home.

What is newborn screening test for inborn errors of metabolism?

Many countries, especially in the western hemisphere, make newborn screening a routine test. It is noted that the conditions tested may be uncommon or even rare, but early detection has major implication on the immediate care of the baby as well as future health implication of the individuals as they grow up.

As technologies improve, the current newborn screening test includes many more conditions compared to the original Guthrie test. The clinic-chosen lab tests more conditions than most other labs offering “similar” Guthrie test.

For a complete list of conditions being tested, please contact the clinic. The following is a list of some commonly known conditions as well as some notable ones:

• •    Sickle cell and other hemoglobinopathies- beta (not alpha) thalassemia, C and E.
• •    Congenital hypothyroidism.
• •    Galactosaemia
• •    Congenital adrenal hyperplasia- salt losing and virilizing types.
• •    Cystic fibrosis.
• •    Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD deficiency).
• •    Severe combined immunodeficiency.
• •    Spinal muscular atrophy.
• •    Duchene muscular dystrophy.
• •    Lysosomal storage disorders- Fabry, Gaucher, Krabbe disease, MPS, Niemsann-Pick, Pompe, Hunter syndrome,
•      Sly syndrome etc).
• •    Biotinidase deficiency.