HBsAg Quantitative Assay Countries

[ArtCorvelay]

I've heard from several of you that it can be found in India. I've also seen some people mention SynLabs in Europe and a few labs in Mexico. Is there an "unofficial" running list of countries where this test can be found? Anybody have any luck in Canada? I haven't seen Canada referenced at all.

[ArtCorvelay]

I received an email back from SynLabs in the UK (first one to respond). A doctor there told me they CAN do the test but only from their Augsburg, Germany lab. He suggested I email LabCorp here in the United States to exhaust that option first. I sent them an email but I have very low hopes that they will come back with a favorable answer.

Will wait another day or two to hear back from HitechlabsIndia and if I do not hear back I will press ahead with the Augsburg option. At least I'm getting responses now.

[stef2011]

move personally if you can, its better of course to mexico or cuba

the test is stupid and very old, i m sure they have it in mexico somewhere.you can contact abbott or roches there, they sure know where they supply their machines and kits in mexico

you also need to tests at few months so you get the trend, one single test is less information

also check the posts onmedhelp about
vitamin d hbsag seroconversion
vitamin d hbvdna inverse correlation

[Royal36]

Or wait till December then may be easier to Havana, Cuba.

[ArtCorvelay]

Your lonely list of three sounds about right based on my research.

I have reached out to that Hitechlabs place in India. Hoping to hear back ASAP. Definitely don't want to send unsolicited blood samples without getting confirmation from them.

Was laying some hopes on the lead I got in Mexico but doesn't look like it's going to pan out.

I would really like to have this test done BEFORE the end of my 24 week trial in December. That way I can make a determination on what I am doing.

I know it is tough to have vials of blood drawn without doctors orders here in the USA. Is the procedure that I would have to find some friend who is a nurse or phlebotomy person to draw my blood for me? Or are there places that will draw blood and then ship the sample for you or turn the vial over to you?

[stef2011]

it is easier to list countries not doing it because this test is available in europe since about 2004 and some years later china and all other countries, even some african countries which ship to south africa for testing

i know these countries not using it
US, canada, australia but maybe US only now