IgE markers and home blood draws
IgE antibody markers are measured from a blood sample taken from a vein. This page explains what those markers reflect and what having the sample taken at home involves.
What these markers reflect
Both relate to the immune system and how it responds to everyday substances.
- Total IgE
- The overall level of immunoglobulin E, a class of antibody the immune system makes in response to substances it reacts to.
- Specific IgE
- IgE directed at one named substance, such as a food, a pollen, house dust mite or animal dander. Each substance is reported separately.
Which substances are included, and what your own results mean, is for the clinician or service that requested the test.
What a home blood draw involves
- The healthcare provider that ordered the test arranges the visit and tells you how to prepare.
- A phlebotomist comes to your address and takes a blood sample from a vein in your arm.
- The sample is labelled and sent to the laboratory that provider uses.
- Your results, and what they mean for you, come from that provider.
Where Lola Dispatch fits
Lola Dispatch is a platform healthcare businesses use to send phlebotomists to their patients. It does not sell blood tests and does not take bookings from the public. If you are a patient, please contact the provider that ordered your test.
Access for businesses is by invitation. Before a phlebotomist can take jobs, Lola staff review their DBS certificate, phlebotomy qualification, insurance, ID and right to work.
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