{ "presentation": "complete-card", "format_version": 3, "overview": "Broad bloodwork memberships bundle many blood tests with a results dashboard and explanations. They offer initial and repeat testing; the results still need clinical context before deciding on treatment.", "overview_sources": "Function Health", "overview_source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-process" ], "sections": [ { "role": "explanation", "title": "What the membership actually buys", "items": [ { "label": "One panel covers several kinds of questions.", "text": "Menus include cholesterol-related markers, glucose, thyroid hormones and nutrients. Some entries are calculated ratios rather than separate measurements. Compare the actual test list and repeat schedule alongside the advertised count.", "source": "Superpower · biomarker menu", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-superpower-menu" ] }, { "label": "Function Health lists $365 per year.", "text": "Checked September 29, 2026: 160+ annual lab tests across two rounds, clinician review and an organized results record. NY/NJ have separate pricing arrangements; add-on tests and imaging cost extra.", "source": "Function Health · pricing", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-pricing" ] }, { "label": "Superpower lists $349 per year.", "text": "Checked September 29, 2026: 150+ annual biomarkers across two draws, a dashboard, a personalized plan, AI and care-team support. At-home draws cost extra; NY/NJ pricing may vary.", "source": "Superpower · membership", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-superpower-home" ] }, { "label": "Function's second panel is smaller.", "text": "Its FAQ describes 100+ initial tests and 60+ tests 3–6 months later at Quest, used before renewal. Preparation includes an eight-hour fast; do not stop medicines without consulting your doctor. Cycle timing can require two initial visits.", "source": "Function Health · FAQ", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-faq" ] }, { "label": "Superpower includes a 50+ marker retest.", "text": "Its FAQ also lists on-demand care-team support, with concierge help for scheduling and connecting with the team. The membership complements primary care and does not provide emergency care.", "source": "Superpower · FAQ", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-superpower-faq" ] }, { "label": "Function's review is not ongoing treatment.", "text": "Clinicians review results against the submitted history. Function is a technology platform using independent laboratory and medical providers; its explanations and food or supplement guides do not replace a treating clinician.", "source": "Function Health · how it works", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-process" ] } ] }, { "role": "benefits", "title": "Where a broad panel can be useful", "items": [ { "label": "Access to a specific test you wanted.", "text": "Function includes ApoB, Lp(a), ferritin, A1c and thyroid tests. A bundle puts several results together; availability does not mean everyone needs each test or that every marker repeats twice yearly.", "source": "Function Health · test menu", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-menu" ] }, { "label": "A record that can travel to your doctor.", "text": "Function allows downloading and sharing results and tracks changes over time. These features can make a clinician conversation more concrete when the results answer a relevant question.", "source": "Function Health · how it works", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-process" ] }, { "label": "More screening is not a proven longevity benefit.", "text": "A Cochrane review found little or no mortality benefit from general checks in adults not selected for specific diseases or risks. It studied neither these memberships nor symptom-directed testing, so it cannot settle either brand's value.", "source": "Cochrane · 2019", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-cochrane-checks" ] } ] }, { "role": "cautions", "title": "Before acting on a flagged result", "items": [ { "label": "A flag needs context.", "text": "Healthy people can fall outside reference ranges; normal results can coexist with illness. Symptoms, history, medicines and preparation matter. Use the performing lab's range rather than diagnosing yourself from dashboard colors.", "source": "MedlinePlus · 2025", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-medline-results" ] }, { "label": "Follow-up can extend beyond the membership.", "text": "Function charges separately for on-demand tests and imaging. Member chat does not offer medical advice; a PDF can go to your doctor, and a healthcare provider calls for critical results. Other findings may also need outside care.", "source": "Function Health · FAQ", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-function-faq" ] }, { "label": "A personalized plan is also a commercial offer.", "text": "Superpower also offers member-priced diagnostics, supplements and prescriptions. Access does not make buying them necessary; distinguish the testing fee from additional purchases when judging value.", "source": "Superpower · FAQ", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-superpower-faq" ] } ] }, { "role": "community", "title": "What people report after the blood draw", "items": [ { "label": "A disappointing physical can prompt the search.", "text": "People describe seeking more detail after feeling dismissed, then finding a service through a podcast ad or a friend's report. They compare appointment waits, home-collection logistics and extra fees as well as the test menu.", "source": "Community", "provenance": "preserved-community-record" }, { "label": "A small shortlist makes the report manageable.", "text": "People describe circling five to eight priorities: ApoB, ferritin, A1c or glucose, TSH, vitamin D or sex hormones. Some arrange human review that week instead of chasing every colored line. This is reported practice, not a prescribed test list.", "source": "Community", "provenance": "preserved-community-record" }, { "label": "A useful baseline can lead to narrower follow-up.", "text": "One Function user reported deficiencies after years of symptoms, using the standard panel plus a paid nutrient add-on. They described improvement after self-treatment, then switched to cheaper individual retests. The account cannot verify diagnoses or establish safe treatment.", "source": "Community · Reddit · r/Function_Health", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-reddit-followup" ] }, { "label": "Good results do not always mean good explanations.", "text": "One Function user liked receiving results but still had questions after using AI; another found the explanation generic. A third reported motivating mid-year changes with a nutritionist, while their doctor dismissed most flags as unimportant.", "source": "Community · Reddit · r/Function_Health", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-reddit-interpretation" ] }, { "label": "The interface and result timing affect satisfaction.", "text": "One user preferred Superpower's interface but later chose Function to combine labs with scans. Another Superpower user reported results visible in MyQuest for days before reaching the service and an unanswered support message.", "source": "Community · Reddit · r/superpowerhealth", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-reddit-superpower" ] }, { "label": "An easy draw can coexist with purchase fatigue.", "text": "A Superpower user described an almost painless eight-tube Quest draw and planned targeted retesting. They disliked clicking through many add-on offers and said their doctor considered the panel excessive. Their past price does not establish today's offer.", "source": "Community · Reddit · r/Function_Health", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-reddit-followup" ] }, { "label": "Waiting and flags can change how testing feels.", "text": "People describe refreshing results, losing sleep over flags, then relief after human review. Some immediately buy supplements or order another brand to check the first. Others find a normal report reassuring but see little change in daily life.", "source": "Community", "provenance": "preserved-community-record" }, { "label": "More testing can feed the need for reassurance.", "text": "One commenter said unnecessary testing increased their need for tests to feel safe. Another relayed a physician partner's worry about obsessing over benign findings. These accounts do not show that all users become anxious.", "source": "Community · Reddit · r/HealthAnxiety", "source_ids": [ "self22b8-function-superpower-reddit-anxiety" ] }, { "label": "Renewal depends on what changed after the first report.", "text": "People describe canceling after repetitive results, muting notifications or switching to targeted Ulta, Quest or Labcorp tests. Others keep convenient booking or shared use with friends. Reported intervals include 6–12 months; medical follow-up can have a different timetable.", "source": "Community", "provenance": "preserved-community-record" } ], "groups": [ { "title": "Why people buy testing and what they learn", "item_indices": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Draws, result timing and renewal", "item_indices": [ 4, 5, 8 ] }, { "title": "Flags and repeated reassurance", "item_indices": [ 6, 7 ] } ] } ], "related": [ "apob", "ferritin", "testosterone-labs", "biological-age", "full-body-mri", "dexa" ] }