TRT and hormone health
Assessmentand bloodwork.
A proper assessment combines your symptoms, your medical history and comprehensive blood work, so a licensed provider can determine whether TRT is appropriate for you.
Important: Bloodwork and symptoms are each only part of the picture. TRT is not right for everyone and is only considered when it is clinically appropriate.
The process
Six steps, all of them virtual
Convenient, thorough and confidential. All assessments and lab results are stored and protected in accordance with Canadian privacy law.
- 01
Online intake
A secure questionnaire covering your symptoms, health history, lifestyle and goals.
- 02
History review
A licensed provider reviews your intake and medical history before anything else.
- 03
Clinician assessment
A virtual appointment to discuss your symptoms, your history and the next steps.
- 04
Baseline bloodwork
A lab requisition sent to a partner lab near you, drawn at your convenience.
- 05
Results review
Your provider reviews the results alongside your symptoms and overall health.
- 06
Personalized plan
If TRT is appropriate, a treatment and monitoring plan is built around your results.
What gets looked at
The panel, and the judgement around it
Blood work is essential, and it is not the whole assessment. What the numbers mean depends on your symptoms, your history and how the samples were taken.
What we evaluate
The exact panel varies with your age, history and symptoms. These are the markers a provider typically looks at.
Total testosterone
The overall level circulating in your blood.
Free testosterone
The biologically active portion your body can use.
Related hormones
LH, FSH, SHBG, estradiol and prolactin, as relevant.
Blood health
Red blood cells, hematocrit and hemoglobin.
Metabolic markers
Lipids, glucose and insulin where appropriate.
General health
Kidney, liver and thyroid function, and other relevant markers.
Important to know
Four things that change how the results should be read.
Symptoms have many causes. Several conditions produce the same picture as low testosterone.
A single lab result does not diagnose it. Levels vary day to day and by time of day.
Decisions are never based on labs alone. Symptoms, history and examination all count.
TRT is a prescription therapy with potential risks and side effects, which your provider reviews with you in detail.
The goal is to establish whether TRT is safe, effective and appropriate for you.
Clear answers come first, then options.
If the assessment and your results support it, your provider will walk you through what treatment could look like and what each option involves.
Start your confidential assessment
It takes a few minutes, it costs nothing, and it is the step that tells you whether this is the right pathway for you.