At BetterStem, we don't guess — we measure. To establish a solid baseline for each patient, their physiology is evaluated with targeted tests to reveal metabolic, environmental, immune, and gut-related barriers that could influence treatment outcomes.
Many of these tests can be completed before or concurrently with the stem cell therapies
Blood-based tests (e.g., inflammatory markers, FRAT) can also be collected at the time of treatment for convenience and comfort.
Comprehensive testing for optimal treatment outcomes
Understanding your child's baseline biology allows our clinicians to deliver truly personalized care
Tailored protocols based on your child's unique biology
Uncover invisible barriers to treatment success
Assess toxic burden and exposure patterns
Optimize conditions for maximum therapeutic benefit
Measurable insights into treatment effectiveness
This isn't optional — it's foundational.
Comprehensive testing is the cornerstone of precision medicine
A simple blood test that detects autoantibodies blocking folate transport into the brain. These antibodies can interfere with neurodevelopment and may impact how your child responds to therapy.
Folate is essential for brain function, cognition, language, and immune regulation.
Can be drawn at treatment time or ordered ahead of time.
Our clinicians will advise whether this test is necessary based on your consultation.
This is a urine test that measures a broad spectrum of metabolic byproducts — organic acids — which reflect gut microbial activity, mitochondrial function, neurotransmitter patterns, oxidative stress, detox pathways, and more.
Why it matters: Reveals metabolic imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, microbial metabolites, and detox function.
Sample type: First morning urine.
How it helps: Guides targeted nutritional, detox, and metabolic support prior to treatment.
A comprehensive stool analysis evaluates the gastrointestinal microbiome, inflammatory markers, yeast/parasite presence, and gut immune activity.
Urine organic acid testing measures systemic metabolic byproducts, including microbial metabolites circulating in the body.
Stool testing looks directly at the gut ecosystem — who's living there, what they're producing, and how they influence local immunity and digestion.
Our clinicians will advise whether this test is necessary based on your consultation.
We work with advanced exposome platforms that analyze a strand of hair — not just for metals, but for comprehensive environmental and biological signatures.
What it reveals: Long-term exposures to environmental chemicals and trace elements
What it reveals: Biological responses to environmental stressors over time
What it reveals: A rich exposomic profile that can reveal patterns not captured in blood or urine
Our clinicians will advise whether this test is necessary based on your consultation.
We also include non-invasive environmental sampling options (like passive samplers or wearable bracelets) to identify personal environmental chemical exposures your child experiences in daily life. These tests capture a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pollutants, pesticides, and other environmental stressors.
Why it matters: Many environmental exposures are invisible but impactful — and they can influence inflammation, immune regulation, detox pathways, and neurologic function.
Inflammatory markers provide insight into systemic immune activation and baseline inflammation that could affect healing and regenerative responses.
Common markers: CRP, ESR, cytokine panels (as clinically indicated)
When collected: Can be drawn at the time of treatment to reduce extra visits
Our streamlined testing process makes it easy to get the insights you need before your stem cell treatment.
During your initial evaluation, our clinicians will determine which tests are recommended.
Most tests can be done at home with kits or at labs; blood draws can occur at your treatment visit if needed.
Our team reviews all results and generates a personalized pre-treatment strategy.
Get answers to common questions about our pre-treatment diagnostic testing
Most can be completed ~4 weeks before therapy — allowing time for results and optimization. Blood tests can also be drawn on treatment day for convenience.
They measure different biological domains: urine reflects metabolic byproducts circulating in the body; stool reflects the gut microbiome's composition and activity.
No — urine, stool, hair, and environmental exposure samplers are non-invasive. Only blood tests involve standard draws.
Coverage varies. We'll assist with lab orders and documentation.
Every impactful therapy begins with great data.
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Our medical team will guide which tests are right for your child, how to order them, and what each result means — step by step.