This panel measures the key hormones that influence male vitality — including total and free testosterone (by dialysis/mass spectrometry), estradiol, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), IGF-1, and SHBG — alongside PSA and foundational health markers like a lipid panel, comprehensive metabolic panel, and complete blood count. It's designed for health-conscious adults and athletes who want a detailed picture of their hormonal status together with the metabolic and organ-health context needed to interpret it.
Testosterone rarely tells the full story on its own: SHBG determines how much of your testosterone is actually bioavailable, which is why this panel pairs total testosterone with a free-testosterone measurement by equilibrium dialysis — the most accurate method — rather than an estimate. Estradiol (ultrasensitive LC/MS) and DHT reveal how testosterone is being converted downstream, helping explain symptoms like low energy, poor recovery, changes in libido, or mood even when total testosterone looks normal. IGF-1 reflects growth-hormone activity relevant to tissue repair and body composition, while PSA provides an age-appropriate prostate-health baseline. The lipid panel, comprehensive metabolic panel, and CBC add cardiovascular, kidney, liver, glucose, and blood-count context — factors that both affect and are affected by hormonal balance. Ordered individually, the specialized mass-spectrometry assays here are expensive and inconvenient to coordinate; combining them into a single blood draw gives you a coherent, interpretable snapshot and a baseline you can track over time. The result is actionable information you can review with a clinician to guide lifestyle, training, or further evaluation.
For athletes & active people
For athletes and physically active people, these markers speak directly to recovery, adaptation, and training capacity: chronically heavy training loads can suppress testosterone and shift SHBG, while IGF-1 and free testosterone reflect your anabolic and repair environment. Tracking estradiol and DHT alongside them helps distinguish healthy hormonal balance from patterns associated with overreaching or under-recovery. Combined with lipid, metabolic, and blood-count data, this panel supports both performance goals and long-term health monitoring.
Order online
Choose your lab and check out. We send your lab requisition automatically — no doctor visit needed.
Get your sample collected
Visit a lab service center near you for a quick blood draw (or book at-home phlebotomy where available).
See your results
Your results land in your Insider portal, ready to review and act on — that easy.
Insider panel price
$127.34$730
5.7× less than retail
Versus the typical direct-to-consumer retail cost of ordering these tests individually (illustrative — consumer prices vary by provider and region). Your $20 order fee is waived as an Insider.
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