Medical self-tests are becoming increasingly popular—because everything has to happen faster and faster. But are such self-tests meaningful? Dr. Daniela Themmer, a general practitioner specializing in nutritional medicine at JUVENIS, provides information about this popular trend.

Information about medical self-tests by Dr. Themmer from JUVENIS

In an interview with woman.at, Dr. Daniela Themmer explains which self-tests make sense and which do not. Pregnancy and paternity tests are useful and usually reliable. The problem with many other tests is that no solutions are offered. For example, if you find out that your cholesterol is high, there is blood in your stool or you have an iron deficiency, you can't avoid going to the doctor and having another test.

There is no point in testing for the Helicobacter pylori bacterium, which is responsible for gastritis. The test kits available examine the blood for antibodies, but many people carry these antibodies and they are not indicative of acute inflammation. Above all, this self-test is very expensive, costing up to €150. There are a particularly large number of self-tests available for food intolerances. Here, too, there is a lack of medical supervision, so that such a self-test can be a starting point but cannot replace targeted nutritional advice and medical care.

Dr. Themmer recommends an annual health check-up, as all the essential parameters are checked here and are also covered by health insurance. Regular check-ups reveal the progression of your health. Regular check-ups at the gynecologist, dentist and birthmark check are also sufficient preventive measures.

The entire article can be read here: www.woman.at/a/medizinische-selbsttests

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