Ferritin Blood Test
Ferritin is the body’s main iron-storage protein, and its blood level reflects the amount of iron held in reserve. It is one of the most widely used mar...
What is Ferritin?
Ferritin is the body’s main iron-storage protein, and its blood level reflects the amount of iron held in reserve. It is one of the most widely used markers of iron status.
Why it's testedWhy check your Ferritin?
Ferritin is measured when assessing iron stores, for example during a tiredness or nutritional review. It is included in iron, anaemia and nutritional panels.
Panels that include Ferritin
Ferritin is a standalone test, but it's often more useful — and better value — checked alongside related markers. These panels include it:
Iron Status
This panel measures 6 markers to map both your iron stores and how efficiently iron moves around your body.
Inflammation
This 7-marker panel combines CRP (including high-sensitivity CRP), ESR, ferritin and a full blood count, each reflecting inflammation through a different mechanism and timescale.
Lifestyle Screen
The Lifestyle Screen is a broad, 18-marker general wellness check covering seven areas of health in a single blood draw.
Fertility Panel
This panel screens 9 markers across the systems that influence fertility, rather than hormones alone.
Standard Screen Plus (Female)
Standard Screen Plus for women screens 20 markers across eight areas of health from a single blood draw — heart and cholesterol, liver function, kidney function and salts, thyroid, blood sugar, iron and vitamin D, inflammation, plus a CA-125 marker and urinalysis.
Standard Screen Plus (Male)
Standard Screen Plus for men screens 20 markers across eight areas of health from a single blood draw — heart and cholesterol, liver function, kidney function and salts, thyroid, blood sugar, iron and vitamin D, inflammation, plus a PSA prostate check and urinalysis.
TATT (Tired All The Time)
Our number-one panel for people who are constantly exhausted. Checks all the common culprits in one blood draw — thyroid, iron, B12, vitamin D and inflammation.
Digestive Health
This panel screens for two of the most common, treatable causes of persistent gut symptoms in a single blood draw.
Nutritional & Digestive
This 15-marker panel combines coeliac serology (tissue transglutaminase IgA) and H.
SS Plus Hormonal (Female)
This panel combines a full Standard Screen Plus with an expanded female hormone profile in a single blood draw.
SS Plus Hormonal (Male)
This panel combines a full Standard Screen Plus with an expanded male hormone profile in a single blood draw.
Advanced GP2 (Female)
Advanced GP2 for women screens 25 markers across eight areas of health from a single blood draw.
Advanced GP2 (Male)
Advanced GP2 for men screens 25 markers across eight areas of health from a single blood draw.
Fertility + AMH
Our most popular fertility screen — includes AMH (your ovarian reserve), full reproductive hormones and thyroid. Perfect before IVF or if you're trying to conceive.
Advanced GP3 (Female)
The most comprehensive women's health screen we offer — every major organ system, hormone, vitamin and heart risk marker in a single blood draw.
Advanced GP3 (Male)
Advanced GP3 for men screens 30 markers across eight areas of health from a single blood draw.
Three simple steps
Book online
Choose a time that suits you in under a minute — no referral needed. Same-week and weekend appointments available.
5–10 minute blood draw
Visit our Sutton Coldfield clinic for a quick, comfortable blood draw with one of our clinical team. Free on-site parking.
Clinician-reviewed results
Prompt results, reviewed by a clinician before they reach you, with a clear explanation of what they mean and any sensible next steps.
Common questions about Ferritin
What is ferritin used to assess? +
It is used as an indicator of the body’s iron stores and is interpreted alongside other iron markers and the full blood count. Your clinician reviews the overall pattern.
Is ferritin affected by anything other than iron? +
Ferritin can also change in the presence of inflammation, which is why it is often interpreted together with markers such as CRP.
Ready to check your Ferritin?
Same-week appointments. No GP referral. Prompt results, reviewed by a clinician.
Book now — £44 → All individual markers