Plasma is a critical component in the treatment of many serious health problems. This is why there are frequent blood drives encouraging people to donate blood plasma.
A simple blood test can now be used to estimate your 'biological age'. Biological age, unlike chronological age, looks at how your body id developing or breaking down compared to the average. Knowing this can help identify the people most at risk of age-related diseases, such as dementia.
Doctors use various methods to determine gestational age of a pregnancy. The most common test is the ultrasound, which measures the size of the gestational sac and the length between crown and rump to determine the age of the fetus in weeks.Other common methods of determining gestational age include last menstrual period, bimanual exam and serum HCG testing.he most common test is the ultrasound, which measures the size of the gestational sac and the length between crown and rump to determine the age of the fetus in weeks. Other common methods of determining gestational age include last menstrual period, bimanual exam and serum HCG testing.