Testosterone is essential for your sex drive, bone and muscle health, mood, and cognitive function. Stay on top of your health with a total testosterone blood test and GP-reviewed results.
Why would you benefit from a Testosterone test?
The hormone, Testosterone, plays an important role for both men and women
Men:
Testosterone is a male sex hormone that is produced by the testicles. It is important for sexual and reproductive development and controls the development of male physical features.
Women:
Testosterone is thought of as “the male hormone”, but it plays an important role in
women. In women, the ovaries and adrenal glands produce testosterone. Women’s total testosterone levels are about a tenth to a twentieth of men’s levels. Testosterone levels vary during the normal menstrual cycle.
For this test you will need to fast, not eat or drink other than water for 8 hours before your appointment. This test should be taken as early as possible in the day, ideally before 11am.
What biomarkers are we looking at?
• Total testosterone (TEST)
Prices
| Price | £59 |
How it Works
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Fasting: You do need to fast for this test, please do not eat or drink anything other than water for 8 hours before your appointment
Appointment: Your appointment will be 20 minutes, we suggest you make the appointment as early as possible as this is a fasting blood test, where possible before 11am.
How to Book: Follow the link to the Book Now portal and under Blood Tests select Superdrug Blood Test
Weekends: We don’t offer blood test appointments at weekends, this is to ensure they reach the laboratory as quickly as possible
Sample Return: After your appointment you will be asked to post your sample in a Royal Mail post box, it will be delivered to our lab the next working day.
Restrictions: This test is suitable for patients aged 18 years and over.
Time for Results: Results are usually available in 2-5 days
Results: We work with a company called Thriva to deliver your blood test results. During your appointment an account will be set up for you and your test will be registered against this. When your results are ready you will be contacted by Thriva to go into your account and view your results. You will need an email address to complete this registration.
Sometimes not all results will be available, because there may have been a delay in receiving your sample or another reason. This is nothing to worry about. You will be contacted by either the Superdrug or the Thriva Customer teams who will advise on what we need to do. If you have any concerns please contact SD.Bloodtests@superdrug.com.
For more information about our tests please look at our Frequently Asked Questions here.