Hormones orchestrate nearly every process in your body — from metabolism and mood to sleep and sexual health. Our hormonal health panel measures key sex hormones, thyroid markers, and adrenal output so you can detect imbalances early and optimise vitality at any age.
Testosterone is essential for male health, influencing everything from physical strength to mental clarity. Functional medicine approaches focus on addressing root causes of low testosterone including nutrient deficiencies, stress, sleep disorders, and environmental toxins.
Optimal Range
Male: 300-1000 ng/dL
optimal 600-900 ng/dL
Free testosterone is the active form that directly impacts masculine vitality, muscle building, fat burning, and sexual function. It's often a better indicator of testosterone deficiency than total testosterone alone.
Optimal Range
Male: 9-30 pg/mL
optimal 15-25 pg/mL
TSH acts as the thyroid's control center, regulating metabolism, energy production, and numerous body functions. Optimal levels support vibrant health and prevent metabolic dysfunction.
Optimal Range
0.5-2.5 mIU/L
optimal 1.0-2.0 mIU/L
Thyroid
Optimal Range
24 - 35 %
Thyroid
Optimal Range
1.4 - 3.8 {Index_val}
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Balanced estradiol levels in men support bone health and cognitive function, but excess estradiol can suppress testosterone and cause unwanted feminizing effects.
Optimal Range
Male: 10-42 pg/mL
optimal 20-30 pg/mL
SHBG acts as a hormone regulator, controlling the balance between bound and free hormones. Optimal SHBG levels ensure proper hormone delivery to tissues while preventing excessive hormone activity.
Optimal Range
Male: 10-50 nmol/L
optimal 20-40 nmol/L
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Cortisol orchestrates the body's stress response and daily energy rhythms. Balanced cortisol levels support healthy stress adaptation while preserving testosterone production and overall vitality.
Optimal Range
Morning (8 AM): 10-20 μg/dL
optimal 12-18 μg/dL
Progesterone in men supports neurological health, sleep quality, and serves as a building block for other hormones. Optimal levels indicate healthy hormone synthesis pathways.
Optimal Range
Male: 0.1-1.0 ng/mL
optimal 0.3-0.8 ng/mL
DHEA-S serves as a hormone reservoir and stress buffer, supporting overall vitality and healthy aging. Optimal levels promote energy, immune function, and hormone balance.
Optimal Range
Male (30-39): 120-520 μg/dL
(40-49): 95-530 μg/dL
optimal upper 1/3 of range
Hormones
Optimal Range
115 - 307 ng/mL
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Thyroid
Optimal Range
6 - 10 ug/dL
Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream to regulate virtually every biological process — from how fast your heart beats to how your brain processes emotion. The endocrine system, which produces and coordinates hormone secretion, is not a collection of isolated glands but a deeply interconnected signalling network. Disruption at any point — whether in the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, or gonads — cascades through the entire system.
Hormonal imbalances affect an estimated one in five adults, yet the symptoms — fatigue, mood changes, low libido, weight gain, and brain fog — are so non-specific that they are frequently dismissed or misattributed. Comprehensive hormone blood testing cuts through this ambiguity by providing objective measurements of the hormones and binding proteins that govern your vitality at every stage of life.
Hormones health does not exist in isolation — it is deeply intertwined with every major system.
Sex hormones and thyroid hormones directly modulate neurotransmitter systems. Oestrogen promotes serotonin and dopamine receptor sensitivity, explaining the mood fluctuations of perimenopause. Low testosterone in men correlates with increased rates of clinical depression. Thyroid hormone deficiency slows neural conduction, producing cognitive fog and low mood that mimic psychiatric conditions. Cortisol excess from adrenal dysregulation damages the hippocampus and impairs memory consolidation.
Oestrogen exerts protective effects on the vascular endothelium, which partly explains why premenopausal women have lower cardiovascular disease rates than age-matched men. Testosterone maintains healthy red blood cell production and vascular tone. Thyroid hormones regulate heart rate, cardiac output, and cholesterol metabolism — hypothyroidism elevates LDL and triglycerides, while hyperthyroidism increases atrial fibrillation risk. DHEA-S is inversely correlated with cardiovascular mortality in large epidemiological studies.
Oestrogen and testosterone are the primary regulators of bone mineral density. After menopause, falling oestrogen accelerates bone loss at 2–3% per year, dramatically increasing fracture risk within a decade. Testosterone drives muscle protein synthesis in both men and women — declining levels from the mid-30s onward contribute to sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss), reduced strength, and slower metabolism. IGF-1, stimulated by growth hormone, regulates both bone formation and muscle growth.
Insulin sensitivity is directly influenced by sex hormones. Oestrogen enhances insulin receptor signalling — its decline at menopause contributes to increased visceral fat accumulation and insulin resistance. DHEA-S improves insulin sensitivity and has anti-obesity effects. Cortisol elevates blood glucose by stimulating hepatic gluconeogenesis; chronically elevated cortisol from HPA axis dysfunction drives metabolic syndrome. Thyroid hormones set the basal metabolic rate — hypothyroidism slows metabolism and promotes weight gain even at normal caloric intake.
LH and FSH from the pituitary drive ovarian follicle development and ovulation in women, and testicular testosterone production in men. Elevated FSH signals diminishing ovarian reserve. Prolactin suppresses GnRH, disrupting LH and FSH pulsatility — elevated prolactin from pituitary adenoma is a reversible cause of infertility in both sexes. SHBG tightly controls the bioavailable fraction of testosterone and oestradiol, making it a critical contextual variable when interpreting sex hormone levels.
Clinical Note
Hormonal testing should be performed under standardised conditions: fasting, in the morning (when testosterone and cortisol peak), and — for women — at a consistent phase of the menstrual cycle. A single abnormal result should always be confirmed with repeat testing before treatment decisions are made.
A hormonal health panel measures the concentration of key hormones in your bloodstream, including sex hormones (testosterone, estradiol, progesterone), adrenal hormones (DHEA-S, cortisol), thyroid hormones (TSH, Free T3, Free T4), and binding proteins like SHBG and LH. Together these markers reveal how well your endocrine system is producing and regulating hormones.
Common symptoms include unexplained fatigue, weight gain or difficulty losing weight, low libido, mood swings, depression or anxiety, irregular or absent periods in women, hair thinning, brain fog, poor sleep, and reduced muscle mass. Because many of these symptoms overlap with other conditions, blood testing is the most reliable way to confirm a hormonal cause.
Anyone over 30 experiencing fatigue, mood changes, or metabolic slowdown benefits from a hormone panel. It is especially valuable for women navigating perimenopause or menopause, men experiencing andropause symptoms, athletes monitoring performance recovery, and people investigating fertility issues. Baseline testing in your 30s establishes a personal reference point for future comparison.
For most adults, testing once or twice a year is sufficient to track trends. If you are actively managing a hormonal condition, using hormone replacement therapy, or trying to optimise performance, quarterly testing allows more precise adjustments. Hormone levels can fluctuate with time of day, stress, and menstrual cycle phase, so consistent testing conditions improve result reliability.
Total testosterone measures all testosterone in the blood — both bound to proteins (SHBG and albumin) and the unbound "free" fraction. Free testosterone is the biologically active portion that cells can actually use. A person can have normal total testosterone but low free testosterone if SHBG is elevated, which can cause symptoms of deficiency. Measuring both gives a complete picture.
Yes. Oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid hormones, and cortisol all directly influence neurotransmitter systems including serotonin, dopamine, and GABA. Low thyroid function is strongly linked to depression and cognitive slowing. Low testosterone in men correlates with increased rates of depression. Cortisol dysregulation underpins many anxiety disorders. Identifying and correcting hormonal root causes can significantly improve mental health outcomes.
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