Testosterone

Testosterone is an important sex hormone involved in sexual function, fertility, muscle and bone health, body composition and general wellbeing.

Testing your testosterone level can be useful if you are interested in your current hormone status, have symptoms that you think may be related to testosterone, are monitoring changes over time, or want a baseline for future comparison.

In men, testosterone levels naturally vary throughout the day and are usually highest in the morning. For the most useful result, we recommend having your sample collected between 7 am and 11 am.

Testosterone can also be influenced by factors including age, weight, acute illness, sleep, exercise, alcohol and some medicines.

A low result can be an important finding, but a single low testosterone result does not by itself diagnose testosterone deficiency. If your result is below the reference range, repeat morning testing and further assessment may be appropriate.

Note: Requests for Testosterone and SHBG will have free testosterone reported if male and Free Androgen Index (FAI) if female

Sample type: Blood

Turn around time: 3 days

More info: https://pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests-pro.php?q=Testosterone