Your urine provides essential insights into your body’s health — from kidney function and infection detection to sexual health markers. Regular urine testing is a convenient and effective way to monitor important aspects of your well-being and detect potential issues early.
With Homed-IQ’s certified home urine tests, you can screen for key health conditions discreetly from home. Each sample is analyzed in an accredited medical laboratory, ensuring the same accuracy and reliability as a test ordered by your GP.
Why Take a Urine Test?
Urine tests can provide valuable information about:
- Kidney health
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and more
By understanding your urine markers, you can identify early signs of infection or organ stress and take proactive steps to maintain or improve your health.
Urine testing can be much more valuable than the reasons mentioned above suggest. Read the details of the specific products for more information.
Common Reasons to Test
You may benefit from a home urine test if you experience:
- Pain or burning when urinating
- Frequent or painful urination
- Unusual discharge or odor
- Concerns about possible STI exposure
- Lower back or abdominal pain
- Changes in urine color or clarity
- Interest in monitoring kidney function or general health
Even when no symptoms are present, urine testing can help ensure peace of mind and support preventive health management.
Abnormal urine values may or may not be noticeable, other than through the symptoms mentioned above. Read the details of the specific products for more information.
Urine Tests We Offer
Homed-IQ offers a wide range of validated urine tests, from single-marker kits to comprehensive panels that assess multiple markers at once. Each kit includes everything you need to collect your sample safely and discreetly. Choose the test that best fits your needs from the selection above.
How It Works
- Order online: your kit arrives at your home.
- Collect your sample at home: simple urine collection, with clear instructions.
- Send it to our certified lab: with prepaid return packaging (via mailbox).
- Receive results securely online: usually within 2 to 5 working days after your sample arrives at the lab.
Our support team is here to answer any questions you may have (Contact form, Mail, Whatsapp: +31 970 1025 4674) and our dedicated medical team (Mail) can provide expert advice.
How to Collect Your Urine Sample
- Prepare: Lay out the collection cup, pipette, tube, protective pouch, and return materials.
- Collect: Open the cup carefully. Catch only the first part of your urine stream and fill the cup no more than halfway.
- Transfer: Use the pipette to fill the collection tube between the two black lines.
- Seal: Close the tube tightly with the cap.
- Pack: Place the tube in the blue protective pouch and seal it.
- Send: Put all materials in the return envelope, seal, and post in any regular mailbox.
How We Ensure Accurate Results
Our tests are processed using the same laboratory methods and standards as those used by GPs or clinics. The testing process ensures high sensitivity (the ability to detect the presence of an infection) and high specificity (the ability to avoid false positives). Every result is reviewed within strict medical quality standards to ensure reliability, accuracy and clarity. If you are interested, read more in our “Science” section on our website.
Certified Laboratory Quality
All samples are analyzed exclusively in DAkkS-accredited laboratories, ensuring the highest standard of reliability and precision. Our partner laboratories comply with:
- ISO/IEC 17025 – ensuring the validity, accuracy, and reproducibility of all test results
- ISO 15189 – guaranteeing medical diagnostic quality and patient safety
Together, our test design and accredited laboratory standards ensure that every Homed-IQ result is both scientifically accurate and handled with the highest level of medical quality.
Homed-IQ’s urine tests are intended for informational purposes and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.