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What your GP asks, what they examine and which blood tests come into it. Plus how to prepare so you forget nothing.
LH and FSH drive your testicles. What a normal value is, and why LH and FSH reveal whether a low testosterone comes from...
SHBG binds testosterone in your blood and sets how much stays free and active. What a high or low SHBG can mean, and how...
Androstenedione is a testosterone precursor from your adrenals and testicles. What the value means, when it is raised, a...
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone that matters in men too. What prolactin is, when it is too high, what can raise it, and...
DHEA is an adrenal hormone and a precursor of testosterone. What a normal DHEA value is, what a deficiency can mean, and...
A complete blood test never measures everything. Caliber has five panels. I compare them so you can choose the panel tha...
What does a reference range really mean? And why is outside the range not automatically ill? A calm guide to blood value...
In the Netherlands you can get a blood test without a GP referral. See what you can test yourself, what it costs and whe...
A hormone test for men measures far more than testosterone. Which male sex hormones matter, what each value says, and wh...
Fasting before a blood test usually means eight to twelve hours without food and only water. Learn how to prepare: coffe...
Which blood values matter for men, when to test them, and how to read your result. A practical guide from hormones to pr...