Nelson Vergel
Founder, ExcelMale.com
I just added a low cost panel that includes these tests. (The lowest competitor price is $220):
Total and Free Testosterone (Max total T < 1500 ng/dL)
This test measures both total and free testosterone by: Free T: direct analog/radioimmunoassay (RIA); Total T: electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA). If you expect your Total Testosterone to be very low (under 150 ng/dL) or very high (over 1500 ng/dL), the LC/MS test may be more adequate: Click here
- TSH, free T4 and free T3
This panel includes comprehensive testing of the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in addition to free thyroxine (T4) and free triiodothyronine (T3). When the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormone, the body uses energy at a slower pace than it should. This condition, underactive thyroid, is called hypothyroidism.
- Sensitive Estradiol (LC/MS)
Estradiol is produced by the body via the aromatization of testosterone in fat tissue, liver, and testicles. Estradiol is involved in bone health, cognitive function, sex drive, and body composition in both men and women. Depending on lifestyle factors, liver Issues, medications, body fat mass, and genetics, some people may have higher estradiol conversions from testosterone.
The commonly used estradiol test may overestimate estradiol. That test uses immunoassay technology that cannot differentiate C-Reactive Protein (involved in inflammation) from estradiol, so it reads the combination of the two as estradiol. This ultra-sensitive estradiol test is based on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS), an assay technology that does not have that limitation.
http://www.discountedlabs.com/testosterone-thyroid-and-estradiol-panel/
Total and Free Testosterone (Max total T < 1500 ng/dL)
This test measures both total and free testosterone by: Free T: direct analog/radioimmunoassay (RIA); Total T: electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA). If you expect your Total Testosterone to be very low (under 150 ng/dL) or very high (over 1500 ng/dL), the LC/MS test may be more adequate: Click here
- TSH, free T4 and free T3
This panel includes comprehensive testing of the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in addition to free thyroxine (T4) and free triiodothyronine (T3). When the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormone, the body uses energy at a slower pace than it should. This condition, underactive thyroid, is called hypothyroidism.
- Sensitive Estradiol (LC/MS)
Estradiol is produced by the body via the aromatization of testosterone in fat tissue, liver, and testicles. Estradiol is involved in bone health, cognitive function, sex drive, and body composition in both men and women. Depending on lifestyle factors, liver Issues, medications, body fat mass, and genetics, some people may have higher estradiol conversions from testosterone.
The commonly used estradiol test may overestimate estradiol. That test uses immunoassay technology that cannot differentiate C-Reactive Protein (involved in inflammation) from estradiol, so it reads the combination of the two as estradiol. This ultra-sensitive estradiol test is based on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS), an assay technology that does not have that limitation.
http://www.discountedlabs.com/testosterone-thyroid-and-estradiol-panel/