Vitamin D, part 2: Shannon's story

Re:Vitamin D, part 2: Shannon's story by blackearl on Monday August 24, 2020 @02:39PM (#24263884)

I asked my doctor about getting my levels checked in regards to vitamins, testosterone, etc. She somewhat rudely brushed it off. Is there a good way to ask about this or should I seek out a specialist on my own?

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Re:Vitamin D, part 2: Shannon's story by secabeen on Monday August 24, 2020 @03:11PM (#24264251)

For the basics like this, you can just buy the test online from any of the test vendors like Ulta, LTAPI, etc.

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Re:Vitamin D, part 2: Shannon's story by paulirwin on Monday August 24, 2020 @03:12PM (#24264261)

You might want to find a new doctor. The primary care doctors I've had in my life run blood tests for things like vitamin levels (especially B12 and D) annually.

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Re:Vitamin D, part 2: Shannon's story by oh_sigh on Monday August 24, 2020 @03:28PM (#24264444)

You can just order bloodwork online with no interaction from a doctor and go to a local lab testing corp to get the blood drawn. This is assuming you're in America.

e.g. privatemdlabs.com (I'm not recommending that site, just giving it as an example, though I have used them in the past and everything worked as expected).

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