Male Hormone Advanced

Male hormones carry out a variety of functions including sperm production, regulating your sex drive, supporting muscle strength and mass as well as healthy bone density. This testing also measures your prolactin and estradiol levels, which can provide key insights into male fertility.

The amount of testosterone you have in your body naturally decreases with age, and in most cases, this isn’t associated with any problems.

However, sometimes a testosterone deficiency can develop, along with symptoms of low testosterone such as a reduced sex drive, decrease in muscle size and strength, or problems having an erection. There are a number of factors that can lead to low testosterone levels, including certain health conditions, medicines, or injuries.

Hormonal imbalances can stop you from feeling your best and achieving your potential, so it is important to take steps to address any underlying issues.

Our male hormone advanced testing includes a broad panel of hormones, providing key insights into health areas including energy levels, libido, and fertility.

We test for:

  • Testosterone,

  • Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG),

  • Free Androgen Index (FAI) and

  • Prolactin

  • Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

There are a number of symptoms that can be associated with a hormonal imbalance, such as fatigue, decreased lean body mass, and decreased libido. However, some symptoms in particular can be a sign that testing testosterone levels may be the right next step for you.

These include:

  • Erectile dysfunction

  • Urine incontinence

  • Loss of body hair

  • Hot flashes

  • Gynecomastia (Overdevelopment or enlargement of breast tissue)

  • Begin prostate hyperplasia (Enlarged prostate)

  • Prostate cancer assessment

A PSA test measures the level of Prostate-Specific Antigen in the blood and can help to identify prostate problems including prostate cancer.

It's normal to have a small amount of PSA in your blood, it is also normal for these levels to increase as you get older, and the prostate gets bigger.

Higher than normal levels of PSA may indicate a problem with your prostate, however, doesn't necessarily indicate prostate cancer. PSA levels can be raised because of prostatitis, an enlarged prostate, vigorous exercise, or urinary tract infection (UTI).

A PSA test can help to identify prostate problems including prostate cancer before you have any symptoms. Common symptoms can include;

  • difficulty emptying your bladder or a feeling your bladder hasn't emptied properly

  • weak flow or difficulty starting to urinate

  • needing to urinate more often especially during the night

  • blood in the urine

  • back, hip or pelvis pain

A regular PSA test may also be helpful if you are at increased risk of prostate cancer.