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A broad men's health panel: hormones, heart, metabolic, and organ function in one blood draw.
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Biomarkers Included
16 biomarkersHbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin), ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase), TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone), Triglycerides, Creatinine, Glucose (Fasting), Free T4 (Thyroxine), LDL Cholesterol, SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin), Total Cholesterol, Vitamin D (25-OH), Free Testosterone, Total Testosterone, Ferritin, hs-CRP (High Sensitivity CRP), HDL Cholesterol
Sometimes you do not want a single value, but a broader view of how your body is doing. This broad men's health blood test brings several systems together in one blood draw: hormones, heart and blood vessels, metabolism, liver and kidney function, thyroid, iron and vitamin D.
In total, this panel measures 16 biomarkers. That gives you a wide-angle health check for men instead of separate tests. You order online, need no referral and have your blood drawn at a sample point near you, with an assessment from a doctor.
Why this test?
Viewing individual markers in isolation can miss the bigger picture. Your testosterone interacts with your metabolism, your lipids say something about your heart and blood vessels, and your thyroid influences your energy and body composition.
This broad blood test brings those systems together, so that patterns between markers can become visible rather than judging each number on its own. It gives a broad overview, although no blood test covers every aspect of your health.
Who is this test for?
This broad men's health blood test may suit men who:
- want a broad overview of their health without ordering separate tests
- are working on sport, nutrition or lifestyle and want data to track progress
- prefer one blood draw that covers multiple systems
- want to record a personal baseline for later
If you are over 40 or want prostate context too, take a look at the men over 40 panel, which adds PSA.
What is tested?
This panel measures 16 biomarkers across several systems:
- Total testosterone and free testosterone: circulating and bioavailable testosterone.
- SHBG: a binding protein that partly determines how much testosterone is available.
- TSH and free T4: thyroid markers that can influence energy, metabolism and weight.
- Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides: your lipid profile for cardiovascular context.
- Fasting glucose and HbA1c: markers for your blood sugar regulation.
- hs-CRP: a marker that may reflect low-grade inflammation.
- ALT: a liver enzyme that can indicate liver stress.
- Creatinine: a marker of your kidney function.
- Ferritin: reflects your iron stores.
- Vitamin D (25-OH): your vitamin D status.
If you want to look at a marker on its own, you can read more on the pages about total testosterone and fasting glucose.
What can this test tell you?
By measuring hormones, metabolism, cardiovascular markers and organ function together, the results may reveal connections that separate tests would miss. Low energy, for example, could be associated with your testosterone, thyroid, vitamin D or iron stores.
An elevated fasting glucose alongside shifted lipids may point to metabolic changes worth tracking. The value of this panel lies mainly in seeing the markers together, which can inform a more nuanced conversation with a doctor.
How is the sample collected?
Blood is drawn at a certified sample point. There are 700+ locations across the Netherlands. This blood test without a GP is something you arrange yourself: after ordering, you choose a location and time that suit you. The appointment typically takes around 10 to 15 minutes.
When is this test useful?
This broad blood test may be useful when:
- you want a broad health overview without multiple separate tests
- you are starting a new fitness or nutrition program and want baseline data
- you have symptoms like fatigue or reduced performance and want to explore several possible factors
- you want to compare your current values against an earlier measurement
What do the results mean?
Each marker is shown with a reference range. Some markers, like testosterone, are best read together with SHBG. Your lipids and blood sugar markers are usually reviewed as a group rather than individually.
A single value that falls just outside the range does not necessarily mean a problem; trends over time and the overall pattern often say more. A doctor can help put your results in context.
What happens after the results?
Your results are usually available online within a few working days. Your report shows all your values alongside reference ranges and an explanation, so you can see how the markers relate to each other.
Every blood test result includes a professional assessment from a BIG-registered doctor. For treatment decisions, discuss your results with your GP.
Frequently Asked Questions
For accurate glucose and lipid values, fasting for 8 to 12 hours is advised. Water is fine. Testing in the morning is preferred.
No, this panel does not include PSA. If you want prostate context, the men over 40 panel adds PSA alongside hormonal and metabolic markers.
This is a broad men's health blood test covering multiple systems, but no blood test covers every aspect of your health.
No, you order this broad blood test online without a referral and choose a sample point near you yourself.
From order to report in 4 steps
No referral needed. No waiting list. Just order and go.
Choose your blood test
Pick a testosterone check, hormone panel, or prostate screening. Or build a custom test with exactly the markers you want.
Receive your lab referral
Within 1 business day you'll receive an email from ZorgDomein with a barcode. Orders outside business hours are processed from the next business day.
Get tested at a lab near you
Show the barcode on your phone and bring a valid ID. Done in under 15 minutes.
Receive your report from the doctor
A BIG-registered physician assesses your results and writes a personal report. On your dashboard within a few business days.
Choose your blood test
Pick a testosterone check, hormone panel, or prostate screening. Or build a custom test with exactly the markers you want.
Receive your lab referral
Within 1 business day you'll receive an email from ZorgDomein with a barcode. Orders outside business hours are processed from the next business day.
Get tested at a lab near you
Show the barcode on your phone and bring a valid ID. Done in under 15 minutes.
Receive your report from the doctor
A BIG-registered physician assesses your results and writes a personal report. On your dashboard within a few business days.
Always a location near you
With 700+ certified phlebotomy points across the Netherlands.
What We Test
This panel includes 16 biomarkers, each tested at a certified laboratory using medical-grade equipment.
| No. | Biomarker | Unit | Turnaround |
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| 01 | HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin) HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) reflects your average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3 months. It is the gold standard for long-term blood sugar monitoring and diabetes management. | mmol/mol | 2 days |
| 02 | ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Your ALT value shows how much alanine aminotransferase is in your blood. This enzyme sits mainly in the liver. That makes ALT the most liver-specific of the routine enzymes. When it reaches the blood, liver cells have been damaged. In adult men the reference range runs to 45 u/l, and in women to 34 u/l. A mildly raised result is common and has several causes. Fatty liver leads that list, well ahead of alcohol and hepatitis. | u/l | 1 day |
| 03 | TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) TSH is thyroid-stimulating hormone. The pituitary gland makes it, and uses it to drive your thyroid. At the laboratory that runs the test the usual adult range runs from 0.27 to 4.20 mE/L. A high TSH usually fits an underactive thyroid. A low value usually fits an overactive one. That direction feels inverted, and it is. TSH is the pituitary signal, not the thyroid hormone itself. Laboratories use slightly different limits from one another. Always read the reference value printed on your own result. And a single measurement is never a diagnosis. | mu/l | 2 days |
| 04 | Triglycerides Triglycerides are the most common type of fat in the body, used for energy storage. Elevated levels may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, especially when combined with other lipid abnormalities. | mmol/l | 1 day |
| 05 | Creatinine Creatinine is a waste product that is continuously produced in your muscles. The kidneys filter it out of the blood and remove it in urine. The blood creatinine level is therefore a core number for kidney function. In Dutch it is written both as creatinine and as kreatinine. Because production depends on your muscle mass, the same figure reads differently per person. A raised creatinine does not automatically point to a kidney problem. This page explains what high and low values can mean. It also covers the everyday things that shift the result temporarily. | umol/l | 1 day |
| 06 | Glucose (Fasting) Fasting glucose measures the level of sugar (glucose) in your blood after an overnight fast. It is one of the primary tests used to screen for and monitor diabetes and pre-diabetes. | mmol/l | 1 day |
| 07 | Free T4 (Thyroxine) Free T4 (thyroxine) is the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland. It may serve as a precursor that your body converts into the more active T3. Healthcare providers often consider Free T4 a primary indicator of thyroid gland output. | pmol/l | 4 days |
| 08 | LDL Cholesterol LDL cholesterol is the amount of cholesterol carried inside LDL particles, the particles that can build up in the artery wall. That is where its nickname comes from: the bad cholesterol. Two things rarely appear on a report. First, in a routine lipid panel LDL is usually not measured but calculated from your total cholesterol, your HDL and your triglycerides. Second, the 3.0 mmol/l upper limit is a population reference interval, not a target. What counts as a good LDL for you is decided by your overall cardiovascular risk, not by the line printed on the page. | mmol/l | 1 day |
| 09 | SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) SHBG stands for sex hormone binding globulin. It is a protein made by the liver. SHBG binds testosterone tightly and oestradiol somewhat more loosely. Hormone bound to SHBG cannot act in the tissues. SHBG therefore determines how much of your total testosterone is genuinely available. SHBG is not itself a sex hormone but a transport protein. Results are reported in nmol/l. Normal values differ by sex and by age, and in men SHBG rises as they get older. An SHBG should therefore be assessed alongside total testosterone, never on its own. | nmol/l | 5 days |
| 10 | Total Cholesterol Total cholesterol measures the combined amount of HDL, LDL, and VLDL cholesterol in your blood. It provides an overview of your lipid status but should be interpreted alongside individual components for a complete cardiovascular risk picture. | mmol/l | 1 day |
| 11 | Vitamin D (25-OH) Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Its main job is the absorption of calcium and phosphate from the gut. That makes it decisive for bone metabolism. The skin produces it under the influence of sunlight. Food and supplements supply a smaller share. | nmol/l | 3 days |
| 12 | Free Testosterone Free testosterone is the unbound, bioavailable form of testosterone that can directly enter cells and activate receptors. It may indicate your body's functional androgen activity. Your healthcare provider can help interpret what your levels mean. | pmol/L | 3 days |
| 13 | Total Testosterone Total testosterone measures the combined amount of bound and free testosterone in the blood. As the primary androgen, testosterone may influence muscle mass, bone density, libido, mood, and energy levels in both men and women. | nmol/l | 2 days |
| 14 | Ferritin Ferritin is a protein that stores iron, so your ferritin level shows how large your iron reserve is. Serum iron only measures how much iron is circulating in your blood at that moment; ferritin describes the reserve behind it. That reserve empties before your haemoglobin falls, so a low ferritin can already cause symptoms while your blood count still looks normal. Ferritin also rises with inflammation, infection and liver strain, which is why it can only be read properly alongside a CRP. Commonly used reference values are 30 to 400 µg/l for men and 15 to 150 µg/l for women, but your own laboratory report is what counts. | ug/l | 2 days |
| 15 | hs-CRP (High Sensitivity CRP) High-Sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) measures very low levels of C-Reactive Protein in the blood. It is primarily used to assess cardiovascular risk by detecting low-grade chronic inflammation. | mg/l | 3 days |
| 16 | HDL Cholesterol HDL cholesterol is the amount of cholesterol carried inside the HDL particles in your blood. Those particles pick cholesterol up from your tissues and from the artery wall and take it back to the liver. That transport is what earned HDL the nickname good cholesterol. The nickname is misleading. HDL is above all a mirror of your metabolism: the value drops with excess weight, insulin resistance, smoking and inactivity, and it is those factors that carry the risk. Drugs that raise HDL substantially do not reduce the number of cardiovascular events. And more is not always better: at very high values, mortality in large population studies turns back upwards. So never read your HDL on its own. It only takes on meaning alongside your triglycerides, your LDL and your overall risk profile. | mmol/l | 1 day |
| Your result arrives once the slowest test is finished: 5 days. This is indicative; turnaround varies per laboratory. | |||
Preparation
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Been ill? Wait a little
RequiredHad a fever, an infection or a vaccination in the past 2 weeks? Wait with the draw until you are fully recovered. These values react to inflammation and would give a distorted picture.
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Pause biotin
RequiredDo you take a supplement with biotin (vitamin B8, common in hair, skin and nail supplements)? Stop it 72 hours before the draw. Biotin interferes with the measurement of these values.
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Better no hard training beforehand
RecommendedHard exercise in the 48 hours before can raise this value temporarily. Plan the draw on a rest day if you can.
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No alcohol beforehand
RequiredDrink no alcohol in the 24 hours before the draw.
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Come fasting
RequiredFrom 22:00 the evening before, eat and drink nothing except water. That is at least 8 hours. Skip coffee, tea, chewing gum and smoking that morning. Plan the draw before 10:00.
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Have the draw in the morning
RequiredThese values vary over the day and peak in the morning. Have your blood drawn before 10:00, ideally between 07:00 and 09:00.
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On levothyroxine? Worth knowing
Good to knowTell the staff at the draw when you took your tablet; for most values the timing makes no difference.
- Water is always fine. Drink as usual beforehand, it makes the draw easier.
- Take your usual medication, unless your own doctor told you otherwise.
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