HOW WE COMPARE · LONDON MEDICAL LABORATORY
Compare London Medical Laboratory with Helvy on the things that matter for your choice: the markers included, how you collect your sample, what you pay and the report you receive.
ONE-OFF TESTS
01Helvy offers 6 tests at £99 to £129. No subscription is required.
YOUR REPORT
02Each marker, its range and a clear explanation in your Helvy account. An example report is available before you order.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
03UKAS-accredited UK laboratories. Results usually within 5 working days of the lab receiving your sample.
POSITIONING
London Medical Laboratory (LML) built a fast-growing position in the UK on keen prices and a wide menu of direct blood tests. The proposition is value and choice: a broad set of single-marker and multi-marker tests at some of the lowest entry price points in the UK market, with finger-prick and pharmacy blood-draw options. The customer picks the test they want, provides a sample, and receives a results report. The low prices and the wide menu are the strengths, and they are genuine.
The low-cost, wide-menu model suits the customer who already knows the one marker or the specific set they want, who wants the keenest possible price, and who is comfortable reading the result against its reference range themselves. For a targeted test at a low price, it is one of the strongest options in the UK. Pricing moves, so this page hedges the numbers rather than fixing them.
Helvy offers 6 fixed blood tests at one-off prices of £99 to £129. Choose a test by the markers you want to understand. Find my test helps you narrow the existing catalogue; it does not build a custom panel.
LONDON MEDICAL LABORATORY
Low-cost
DIRECT BLOOD TESTS · UK · AS ADVERTISED
HELVY
£99
ENTRY PANEL · WOMEN'S HORMONES
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| Dimension | Helvy | London Medical Laboratory |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor price | From £99 per panel | Low entry price (as advertised) |
| Geography | UK | UK |
| Menu shape | 6 curated panels | Wide single-marker menu |
| Collection | Finger-prick at home | Finger-prick or pharmacy draw |
| Interpretation | Each marker, range and explanation | Reference-range context on report |
| Laboratory | UKAS ISO 15189 UK labs | Accredited UK lab (as advertised) |
| Results timeframe | usually within 5 working days of the lab receiving your sample | A few days (as advertised) |
| Methodology transparency | Optimal ranges published, with sources | Reference ranges on report |
HELVY DIFFERENTIATORS
THE LONG VERSION
London Medical Laboratory is built around keen prices and a wide menu of direct blood tests. The model is straightforward: a broad set of single-marker and multi-marker tests at low price points, with finger-prick and pharmacy blood-draw options. The customer picks the test they want, provides a sample, and receives a results report with the markers and their reference ranges. The low prices, the wide choice and the collection options are the strengths, and they are real.
The value model rewards the customer who knows the marker they want. A single hormone test, a vitamin level, a cholesterol panel, a wide multi-marker check: if you know which one you need and you want it at the keenest price, London Medical Laboratory is a clean fit. The interpretation of what the numbers mean, and what to do about them, is largely the customer's job, or the customer's GP's job if they share the report.
Helvy offers 6 fixed blood tests at one-off prices of £99 to £129. Choose a test by the markers you want to understand. Find my test helps you narrow the existing catalogue; it does not build a custom panel.
Each test includes a finger-prick collection kit, prepaid return, laboratory analysis and results in your Helvy account. The report shows each marker, its range and an explanation of what it reflects. Explore the example report before you choose.
If you want the broad first look, that is Energy and Wellness at 17 markers, £129. If you are not sure which panel answers your question, Find my test.
WHEN LONDON MEDICAL LABORATORY IS THE RIGHT CHOICE
London Medical Laboratory is the right choice if you know exactly which marker or set you want to check, if you want the keenest possible price from an accredited UK lab, or if you value the choice between finger-prick and a pharmacy blood draw. The low prices and the wide menu are genuine strengths, and the service has grown quickly on exactly that value proposition.
If your starting question is "can I get the test I want cheaply from an accredited UK lab", London Medical Laboratory answers it directly. The wide menu and the low entry prices are tuned for the customer who already knows what to test and wants value, rather than a curated, routed panel.
LONDON MEDICAL LABORATORY STRENGTHS
Honest framing of where London Medical Laboratory is the better fit. Helvy is not always the right choice; the comparison should answer that honestly.
HELVY STRENGTHS
Explore the markers, the collection kit and the report before choosing a test.
WHEN HELVY IS THE RIGHT CHOICE
The Helvy catalogue includes Women's Hormones, Complete Male Hormones, Energy and Wellness, Advanced Heart Health, Thyroid, Liver & Kidney and Vitamin & Mineral Check. Each has a fixed marker list and one-off price, so you can see what you are buying before you choose.
Find my test gives you a starting recommendation. On each test page you can check who it is for, open every marker explanation and explore the report. Your kit, analysis and report are included; you decide if and when to test again.
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6 ONE-OFF TESTS · UKAS UK LABS
The Women's Hormones panel is the entry point at £99. Energy and Wellness at £129 is the broadest baseline if you do not know which to pick. You decide if and when to test again.
COMPARISON VERIFIED 2026-07-01 · COMPETITOR PRICES AND POSITIONING MAY CHANGE.
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