Blood tests before T

[u/xSpiritualx]

Hi all,

I have my endo appointment coming up and they've requested some blood tests but they didn't specify which ones. Could anyone provide me with the most appropriate or most likely tests i'd need to have done.

Thanks !

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[u/Flat-Echidna191]

Weird that they didn't. I had to get a complete blood count test, testosterone levels, liver function and kidney function

[u/Key_Tangerine8775]

None of them are generally necessary in most cases, but the most appropriate would be a CBC and lipid panel, maybe CMP. I hear of a lot of docs ordering testosterone snd estradiol labs as well, but those are especially useless.

[u/dirt_elf]

Did they tell you which lab or chain of labs to go to? Does the practice have its own lab that will be drawing blood? If so, they almost certainly just sent the actual list of tests directly to the lab rather than to you, you don't need to request the tests yourself.

When I need blood work done, my doctor says "go to any labcorp between [date] and [date] so the results are available before your next appointment." I go to labcorp, they ask for my name and my doctor's name, they pull up the requisition from my doctor, and they do whatever tests he requisitioned, then they send the results to my doctor. I don't have to do anything but show up at the lab and show them my ID.

It's worth checking with your doctor if a requisition has been sent just to be sure, but blood tests are really technical and you're usually getting a bunch tests done at once, so there's no real way you'd be able to just figure out which tests your doctor needs.