Blood work

[riotz0r]

So i was doing research online and found an interesting forum post that stated you can go to privatemd and get the proper BW done for $60.00 if you order the female hormone testing.... This is what it includes:

Female Hormone Testing Panel contains the following tests:

Estradiol, Serum Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Testosterone , Serum
Complete Blood Count (CBC) Comprehensive Metabolic Profile

its $100.00 more for this:

The Hormone Panel for Males contains the following tests:
-Lipid Profile
-Complete Blood Count w/ Differential
-Estradiol, Sensitive
-Insulin Growth Factor (IGF-1)
-Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
-Testosterone (Free) , Serum (Equilibrium Ultrafiltration) With Total Testosterone
-Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
-Thyroid Profile

Significant deviations from the normal range may require further evaluation by your physician.

Includes:
Lipid Panel: Cholesterol, total; high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (calculation); triglycerides; very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol (calculation)
Complete Blood Count: Hematocrit; hemoglobin; mean corpuscular volume (MCV); mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); red cell distribution width (RDW); percentage and absolute differential counts; platelet count; red cell count; white blood cell count
Estradiol, Sensitive
IGF-1
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel: A:G ratio; albumin, serum; alkaline phosphatase, serum; ALT (SGPT); AST (SGOT); bilirubin, total; BUN; BUN:creatinine ratio; calcium, serum; carbon dioxide, total; chloride, serum; creatinine, serum; globulin, total; glucose, serum; potassium, serum; protein, total, serum; sodium, serum
Testosterone (Free), Serum With Total
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Serum
Thyroid Profile: Free Thyroxine Index (FTI);Thyroxine (T4); Thyroid Hormone Binding Ratio (T3 Uptake); Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)


Just wondering if the female hormone panel is enough??

[riotz0r]

Bump to the BW specialists.

[bass]

to do it right you need to get the second one. that's the one I get all the time.

[riotz0r]

I figured... Was hoping to save $100.00 bucks lol... All though now that I think about it I'm pretty sure my HSA account covers labwork

[FRDave]

Female hormone panel is great for the price and is what I use on a regular basis. All depends on your needs.

[wizarddeath]

Panel question:

So I want to test my IGF, test and Estrogen level with my current cycle, but I think I should get my FSH/LH levels as well?

The male panel doesn't give LSH or FH, but does the rest. What type of information could I obtain from knowing the FSH/LH levels? Would either panel actually tell me about red blood cell count to know if I am close to needing to give blood?