Max Lab

Your iron levels may hold the answer to constant tiredness even after a full night’s sleep. An iron profile test is a set of blood tests that evaluates how your body stores, transports, and uses iron, the mineral that helps red blood cells carry oxygen to every organ. It can also spot low iron early before it progresses to anaemia. Parameters Since iron circulates through blood and tissues, the test measures multiple parameters to check the body's iron status accurately. • Serum iron evaluates the iron circulating in your blood. • Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) detects how well blood proteins can carry iron. • Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity (UIBC) measures the amount of transferrin that is still free to bind iron. • Transferrin Saturation (TS) is the ratio of serum iron to TIBC, providing a clearer indicator of iron status than individual tests alone. • Ferritin Test measures the blood protein responsible for storing iron, helping detect iron deficiency or overlo...