Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Test in Mysore - Price & Details

A contagious liver condition, hepatitis B usually spreads from the exchange of bodily fluid, like semen, blood, tissues from an infected person to a non-infected person. If you are showing symptoms of any damage to the liver, like dark urine, pale stool, loss of appetite, and skin discolouration, the doctor will prescribe this test. The HBsAg test is usually a part of the hepatitis B panel test, and is done with IgM, HBcAb, and HBsAb.

While the HBsAg test in Mysore can be done with any diagnostic centre, PharmEasy Labs is India’s preferred choice, focusing on customer safety and satisfaction. The test will be done from your home itself, by a phlebotomist who comes to collect the sample. There are more than 500 tests available, and can be done in over 2500 pincodes. The labs are fully automated and barcoded, and the results generated are accurate and reliable. You do not even have to go to collect the test reports, they will be emailed to you as soon as they are ready.

If hepatitis B is left untreated, it can cause severe damage to the liver. If you have any of the risk factors that increase your chances of getting hepatitis B, you should do the HBsAg test. These risk factors are:

• HIV positive
• Sharing needles to inject drugs
• Tissue, blood, semen donation
• Infants who have a mother with hepatitis B
• Travel from a country with a high infection rate of hepatitis B
• Treatments like chemotherapy and haemodialysis
• Pregnancy
• Having more than one sexual partner
• Chronic, kidney or liver disease

There are no special preparations that have to be made for this test. The test can be booked for any convenience time during the day.

During the HBsAg Test

After you have booked the HBsAg test, a phlebotomist will be assigned to you, who will arrive at your location to collect the blood sample. You can choose the date and time of the blood test. The blood is collected in a hygienic manner, using sterilised needles and gloves. The vein finder device is a unique tool that locates the best vein in the forearm, so that the least pain is caused to the patient.