Together, these tests offer an in-depth look at how well your hormones are supporting your lifestyle. Hormones play a key role in men's health and wellbeing, affecting mood, energy, sleep, sex drive and fertility. Doing this test can provide reassurance or identify areas to improve, with confidential advice from our team of doctors.

Thyroid hormones affect the function of certain cells in your testes, which can lead to several complications. For example, men may be more noticeably affected by a loss of muscle mass caused by hyperthyroidism, and osteoporosis, triggered by an overactive thyroid, may also take men by surprise, as this bone-thinning disease is most often associated with women.

This is what the test will measure:

Testosterone 

While commonly regarded as the primary male sex hormone, testosterone is also important for bone density, libido, body fat distribution, and supporting muscle mass. This test can serve as a first step in helping you understand any symptoms of high or low testosterone that you may be experiencing.

Free Testosterone

Free testosterone is the unbound form of testosterone in your body.

It is a small but important component of the total testosterone in a man’s body and is responsible for key cellular functions such as cell replication.

SHBG

SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) controls how much testosterone is being delivered to the body's tissues. SHBG levels can show if there is too much or too little testosterone being used by the body.

Estradiol

An estradiol test measures the amount of the hormone estradiol in your blood. Estradiol, the predominant form of estrogen, plays a critical role in male sexual function. Estradiol in men is essential for modulating libido, erectile function, and spermatogenesis.

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

Thyroid-stimulating hormone, or TSH, is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland and is responsible for controlling the production of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4. The hormone TSH is considered the most sensitive marker for screening for thyroid diseases and conditions.

Free T3

T3 (triiodothyronine) is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. While it is less abundant than T4, T3 is considered the more active of these two thyroid hormones. Together, these two thyroid hormones help determine the rate at which every cell in the body uses energy. 

Free T4

T4 (thyroxine) is the predominant hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Together, T3 and T4 help determine the rate at which every cell in the body uses energy.