A test is not a prescription: hormones, HRT and testosterone

A hormone result tells you a level. Deciding whether to treat takes more than a level, so the test and the decision are two separate steps.

Deciding whether to start HRT for menopause or testosterone for low testosterone draws on your symptoms, your history, the things that change whether a treatment is safe or suitable for you, and often a repeat reading, because a single level can be thrown by the time of day, a recent illness, or natural variation. Starting treatment off one self-requested blood can mean treating a number that was never the full picture, or missing something the number was hiding.

So treatment follows an assessment that sets the level in context, which is also where the dose and form are matched to you. Where the picture is clear that can happen straight away; where it needs a second reading or a few weeks of tracking first, it does.

HRT and testosterone are effective treatments, and the assessment is what makes them fit, so that what you start rests on the whole picture rather than one number on one day.

If you have recent bloods, we will use them. What we will not do is turn one number straight into a prescription.

Ready to start? Choose the check that fits your question and tell us a little about yourself. A doctor reviews it, arranges what you need, and explains what it means. Most of it is done online, with the clinic there if you would rather be seen.