BIOGENA Wellbeing Check - Osteo Essential Urine Test

Take your bone health into your own hands - with Osteo Essential from the BIOGENA Wellbeing Check series. The test allows you to take a simple urine sample at home and helps you to recognize at an early stage whether your bone metabolism is currently in balance or whether your body is releasing more calcium from the bones than it is storing (osteopenic/osteoporotic risk). The natural calcium isotope composition in the urine is analyzed. The analysis is carried out in a certified diagnostic laboratory and the results report can be accessed securely online.

This is determined in the laboratory:

The BIOGENA Wellbeing Check Osteo Essential enables an analysis of:

• the natural calcium isotope composition in urine

The analysis is carried out on the basis of a urine sample and enables an assessment of the current bone metabolism.

How the test works:

1. Order the test kit and activate it online upon receipt
2. Take a morning urine sample at home according to the instructions
3. Send the sample free of charge by post in the appropriate return envelope
4. Call up the results report securely online

The sample sent in is analyzed in a certified diagnostic laboratory.

This is included in the test kit:

• 1 urine collection cup
• 1 urine monovette in a transport tube
• 1 test ID card with code sticker
• 2 return envelopes (Germany & Austria)
• Printed step-by-step instructions

Result & online access:

Once the analysis is complete, the personal results report is available online. It helps you to better classify the measured values. Access is via the individual user account.

The results report also contains holistic lifestyle suggestions and product-specific recommendations to support a healthy lifestyle and personal well-being. This information is for guidance only and does not replace a medical consultation or diagnosis.

Quality & analysis:

The urine sample sent in is analyzed in a certified diagnostic laboratory. The BIOGENA Wellbeing Check Osteo Essential was developed for independent use at home.

Frequently asked questions:

Answers to frequently asked questions about use, activation and retrieving results can be found online at biogena.com/wellbeingcheck.

Why Osteo Essential?

Bone density can start to decline slowly from around the age of 30 . The Osteo Essential test makes it possible to deal with your own bone metabolism at an early stage and to recognize changes in good time.

As part of the BIOGENA initiative #fightosteoporosis , Osteo Essential stands for early awareness of bone health. Because: strong bones - strong life. The aim is to create knowledge, promote prevention and support people in actively keeping an eye on their bone health in the long term.

You can find out more about the initiative and background information on strong bones at starkeknochen.biogena.com.

Important information:

• The test is only intended for adults aged 18 and over.
• The urine sample must be taken as morning urine on an empty stomach.
• Women should not perform the test around the time of ovulation.
• Supplementation of calcium and/or vitamin D can influence the test result and should be indicated when activating the test.
• The test is used to analyze laboratory parameters and does not replace a medical diagnosis.