Laboratoire de Biologie (CHPG)

CONSULTATIONS:

The biology laboratory takes blood and other samples. It is located on basement level 1 (Floor -1).

To ensure confidentiality, results cannot be given by phone, fax or email.
Results can be posted to your home address, in a sealed envelope: please ask for details of delivery times which vary according to the tests requested.

If you would prefer to collect your results from the laboratory, please indicate this when registering or when your sample is taken. You will then be given an identification card which you should show to our secretaries, or give to a third party to collect your results. In the latter case, you will need to sign the card authorising them to collect the results on your behalf.

N.B.: Some tests are not eligible for reimbursement by health insurance funds; our secretaries will give you further details.

CONDITIONS TREATED:

The Princess Grace Hospital Medical Biology Laboratory is a multidisciplinary biology laboratory which covers all of the main areas of medical biology, namely:
• Haematology • Coagulation
• Specialist haemostasis (haemorrhages and thromboses)
• Biochemistry
• Hormone testing including fertility assessments
• Infectious serology
• Autoimmune testing
• Microbiology (bacteriology, parasitology and mycology)
• Identification of bladder stones
• Identification of blood and medullary cells using flow cytometry
• Molecular biology (HIV viral load testing)
• Water and environmental analysis
Some tests that are not carried out on site are sent off to qualified contacts and specialist laboratories.

MEDICAL TEAM:
 

Head of Service

• Doctor Cristel FISSORE-MAGDELEIN

Hospital Practitioners

• Doctor Bouhadjar DAHMANI
• Doctor Ilhem AGHA-MIR

SPECIAL PROVISIONS:

• Urine analysis
No appointment needed.
The laboratory will provide equipment and advice. Sample can be collected on site or at home depending on the test requested.
• Children under 10
By appointment.
For the child’s comfort, a local anaesthetic in the form of a patch or cream (available to buy in pharmacies) may be applied one hour before the sample is taken. Please contact us if you are in any doubt.
• Postcoital test: by appointment
• Semen analysis, semen cytogram: by appointment
• Platelet aggregation test: by appointment
• Haemophilia test: by appointment
Some tests require samples to be taken under specific conditions. Please do not hesitate to contact our secretaries. Remember to have your prescription to hand.

DO I NEED TO FAST BEFOREHAND?

As a precaution, it is advisable to fast before any blood test.
Conditions for fasting: You must not have eaten for at least 12 hours. You may, however, drink a glass of water or a cup of tea without sugar.
Fasting is mandatory for the following tests:
• Glycaemia
• Lipid profile: Cholesterol, HDL
• cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein A, apolipoprotein B.
• Serum CrossLaps – Folates
** If you are on medication and the blood test is not intended to determine the dosage of your medication, you can go ahead and take the medication.