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Initial blood tests to ask for ?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Mar 11 5:27am | Replies (54)
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@mayblin

Your Dexa results are gold! Your doctors must be baffled seeing your btms vs Dexa... no wonder a lot of docs don't do them. Depending how often they get tested, the cost adds up quickly.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Feb 20 6:17am

So timing of blood test bone markers is important. Not only should CTX be done early in the morning, fasting, but these tests should be done when treatment is peaking. For Evenity, the P1NP needs to be done on day 14, according to my doc, when the drug (and side effects) are peaking. I would actually do day 12. My P1NP was lower than expected after my first injections but the test was done at the end of the first month of treatment.

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