Underactive Thyroid Testing Kit, TSH Blood Tests for Hypothyroidism One Step (1 Test)

Easy to use

Great product

Worked everything straightforward clear instructions seemed to work but as I have no comparison wouldn't swear to its accuracy.

Good

£5 down the drain... Everything provided in this kit is useless... The lancet is weird and hurt a lot considering the little amount of blood that I managed to get, I ended up having to use another one of my diabetes lancets but by the time I had managed to collect some drops of blood, the blood inside the dropper was clotting resulting in me not being able to collect anymore blood to fill the black line because the blood would be stuck, preventing any further blood from being sucked into the dropper. I ended up pricking myself 3 times and eventually gave up and of course the results would say negative due to user error because the items provided are not good. This kit is very weird, better go to the doctors and avoid this torture. Got an anaemia (iron) kit as well but I'll be returning it, no point in going through all this hell again.

Don’t think it works

I had to get my husband to do this for me while I looked away as I have a phobia of blood and needles, but I have to say it was very quick and not particularly painful - only a momentary prick and no residual soreness. My husband only had to use one of the two lancets provided and squeezed my finger lightly about 3 times to get enough blood. You only need a few drops to do the test. It showed a very clear negative after only a few minutes and I didn't need to wait the full ten minutes, although I did, just to double-check. This only tests for TSH and doesn't test for antibodies, so if you suspect an autoimmune problem, as I do, the next step would be to fork out for the antibody test, which is unfortunately much more expensive. I would recommend this test though, as a first step if you suspect a thyroid problem. Very affordable, quick and easy to do and could reveal a potentially treatable problem.

Brilliant item!