Secretor testing in Australia seems to be almost non-existent.

I have received a message from a chap in Townsville in Queensland who’s Doctor is unable to provide secretor testing. He mentions his Dr has over 800 blood tests listed and there is no mention of secretor or Lewis tests. I went through the same scenario with my own Dr with the same result. I remembered this subject being discussed on the old bulletin board here a couple of years ago and a quick search provided what I was looking for.

Contact the following lab for instructions to obtain a test.

The price mentioned is about two years old and hopefully the name mentioned still works there. I did actually speak to these people back then and they were very helpful I never followed through with the test though. I think I was and still am scared that I’ll find out that I’m a non-secretor and have to start again. I don’t really think so !!

Actually given the way I currently feel health wise I’m 80% sure that I’m in the 80% of the population that secrete, and that’s good enough odds for me at this time in my life.

The private, independent pathology lab in Melbourne is:

General Diagnostic Laboratories - (03) 9808 2122

68 Burwood Hwy, Burwood Vic.

enquiries should ask for John Robert

- saliva test $30 AUD

To any Australian readers, these people may know of a lab nearer to you that will perform the test to save sending samples by post to Victoria.

Secretor out.