What labs should I order?

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I used to get my blood work done through my TRT clinic, but I'm not using them anymore. With so many types of labs out there, and so many places to choose, what is everyone's "go to" for labs? I'm thinking more of a standard panel that does CBC, liver, testosterone, cholesterol, etc. Is there a website you use to get an order sent to LabCorp or something? Thanks guys
 

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I personally use Private MD labs. A lot of guys here use ultra labs as well. I've just stuck to the same one so all my records are in one place although quest or lab Corp depending on which one you a buy a panel for and use from private MD labs has your records as well. Each month private MD labs has a 20% off code as well. Right now it should be Sep20 and next month it will be Oct20 then Nov20 etc.

Lots and lots of panels to choose from. A lot of them come with a cbc and cmp and you will find liver enzymes on a cmp panel so you should be able to find what you want fairly easy. Quest is much cheaper but depends on if u have one or not. Quest is slow as death getting result back. Like if it says 10 business days they mean it most of the time. I'll link them below.


If I can be of any help to you please feel free to reach out to me.

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I personally use Private MD labs. A lot of guys here use ultra labs as well. I've just stuck to the same one so all my records are in one place although quest or lab Corp depending on which one you a buy a panel for and use from private MD labs has your records as well. Each month private MD labs has a 20% off code as well. Right now it should be Sep20 and next month it will be Oct20 then Nov20 etc.

Lots and lots of panels to choose from. A lot of them come with a cbc and cmp and you will find liver enzymes on a cmp panel so you should be able to find what you want fairly easy. Quest is much cheaper but depends on if u have one or not. Quest is slow as death getting result back. Like if it says 10 business days they mean it most of the time. I'll link them below.


If I can be of any help to you please feel free to reach out to me.

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Will the body builder testing include all the tests that I need at Private MD?
 

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I personally use Private MD labs. A lot of guys here use ultra labs as well. I've just stuck to the same one so all my records are in one place although quest or lab Corp depending on which one you a buy a panel for and use from private MD labs has your records as well. Each month private MD labs has a 20% off code as well. Right now it should be Sep20 and next month it will be Oct20 then Nov20 etc.

Lots and lots of panels to choose from. A lot of them come with a cbc and cmp and you will find liver enzymes on a cmp panel so you should be able to find what you want fairly easy. Quest is much cheaper but depends on if u have one or not. Quest is slow as death getting result back. Like if it says 10 business days they mean it most of the time. I'll link them below.


If I can be of any help to you please feel free to reach out to me.

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Hey @Matt88
Question for you brother. The body builder test you list gives you 3 options. Hormone light, medium and then biochemical test. Which one is the right choice? My doctor usually does mine but I am interested in doing some extra testing.

Thanks brother!
 

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Hey @Matt88
Question for you brother. The body builder test you list gives you 3 options. Hormone light, medium and then biochemical test. Which one is the right choice? My doctor usually does mine but I am interested in doing some extra testing.

Thanks brother!
Will the body builder testing include all the tests that I need at Private MD?
Hello Gentleman, Sorry for the delayed reply. Work was a real ball buster this evening. So out of the 3 bodybuilder panels listed I would go with the Men's Hormone Medium Test as I feel it is the best bang for your buck while including what you really need. This can be a deep rabbit hole in regards to what tests you want to get and what not to get. I am going to make at least one assumption here and that is that you are both feeling well with no issues going on and you only wish to check health markers and levels as to do a checkup of sorts. In the event there is anything specific you want to check just let me know and I can help you decide what test you need in order to check it. An example would be that you have been donating blood and you are worried that your iron may be low or you want to take a more in depth look at your thyroid etc. It is a long list.

Other than the Men's Hormone Medium Test I would suggest checking your Vitamin D level if you have not had it checked in the past year or two just because it is a common thing to be low. If you already take say 5000iu a day of it than I do not think it would be needed to check it as your level should be fine.

Lastly, I like to always check SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) that way I can see that since I am looking at my free test. Higher SHBG means less free test. This is a big reason many of us take DHT derivatives such as Masteron or Proviron because it will bind to and lower SHBG and give us a high free test. That is just something I like to see because if I don`t get it then my free test is low I`m going to be saying "well shit I wish I had got an SHBG so I could see if that is why my free test is low or not".

Either of you can reply back or feel free to DM me if I can be of any help to you :) The monthly code over there will get you 20% off and right now it should be Sep20. Next month Oct20

Talk soon gentleman
 

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No love for Marek Diagnostics ????

It’s who I use
I`ve not used them but their prices look pretty spot on for the most part. I know there are several top quality places that offer this service. I`ve just always used private md labs and don`t see a point in switching and wasting my loyalty points :)

Marek looks solid though!
 

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Hello Gentleman, Sorry for the delayed reply. Work was a real ball buster this evening. So out of the 3 bodybuilder panels listed I would go with the Men's Hormone Medium Test as I feel it is the best bang for your buck while including what you really need. This can be a deep rabbit hole in regards to what tests you want to get and what not to get. I am going to make at least one assumption here and that is that you are both feeling well with no issues going on and you only wish to check health markers and levels as to do a checkup of sorts. In the event there is anything specific you want to check just let me know and I can help you decide what test you need in order to check it. An example would be that you have been donating blood and you are worried that your iron may be low or you want to take a more in depth look at your thyroid etc. It is a long list.

Other than the Men's Hormone Medium Test I would suggest checking your Vitamin D level if you have not had it checked in the past year or two just because it is a common thing to be low. If you already take say 5000iu a day of it than I do not think it would be needed to check it as your level should be fine.

Lastly, I like to always check SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) that way I can see that since I am looking at my free test. Higher SHBG means less free test. This is a big reason many of us take DHT derivatives such as Masteron or Proviron because it will bind to and lower SHBG and give us a high free test. That is just something I like to see because if I don`t get it then my free test is low I`m going to be saying "well shit I wish I had got an SHBG so I could see if that is why my free test is low or not".

Either of you can reply back or feel free to DM me if I can be of any help to you :) The monthly code over there will get you 20% off and right now it should be Sep20. Next month Oct20

Talk soon gentleman
As always, Thank You for your help!
 

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Hello Gentleman, Sorry for the delayed reply. Work was a real ball buster this evening. So out of the 3 bodybuilder panels listed I would go with the Men's Hormone Medium Test as I feel it is the best bang for your buck while including what you really need. This can be a deep rabbit hole in regards to what tests you want to get and what not to get. I am going to make at least one assumption here and that is that you are both feeling well with no issues going on and you only wish to check health markers and levels as to do a checkup of sorts. In the event there is anything specific you want to check just let me know and I can help you decide what test you need in order to check it. An example would be that you have been donating blood and you are worried that your iron may be low or you want to take a more in depth look at your thyroid etc. It is a long list.

Other than the Men's Hormone Medium Test I would suggest checking your Vitamin D level if you have not had it checked in the past year or two just because it is a common thing to be low. If you already take say 5000iu a day of it than I do not think it would be needed to check it as your level should be fine.

Lastly, I like to always check SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) that way I can see that since I am looking at my free test. Higher SHBG means less free test. This is a big reason many of us take DHT derivatives such as Masteron or Proviron because it will bind to and lower SHBG and give us a high free test. That is just something I like to see because if I don`t get it then my free test is low I`m going to be saying "well shit I wish I had got an SHBG so I could see if that is why my free test is low or not".

Either of you can reply back or feel free to DM me if I can be of any help to you :) The monthly code over there will get you 20% off and right now it should be Sep20. Next month Oct20

Talk soon gentleman

Great info here. Thanks @Matt88!
 

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Hello Gentleman, Sorry for the delayed reply. Work was a real ball buster this evening. So out of the 3 bodybuilder panels listed I would go with the Men's Hormone Medium Test as I feel it is the best bang for your buck while including what you really need. This can be a deep rabbit hole in regards to what tests you want to get and what not to get. I am going to make at least one assumption here and that is that you are both feeling well with no issues going on and you only wish to check health markers and levels as to do a checkup of sorts. In the event there is anything specific you want to check just let me know and I can help you decide what test you need in order to check it. An example would be that you have been donating blood and you are worried that your iron may be low or you want to take a more in depth look at your thyroid etc. It is a long list.

Other than the Men's Hormone Medium Test I would suggest checking your Vitamin D level if you have not had it checked in the past year or two just because it is a common thing to be low. If you already take say 5000iu a day of it than I do not think it would be needed to check it as your level should be fine.

Lastly, I like to always check SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) that way I can see that since I am looking at my free test. Higher SHBG means less free test. This is a big reason many of us take DHT derivatives such as Masteron or Proviron because it will bind to and lower SHBG and give us a high free test. That is just something I like to see because if I don`t get it then my free test is low I`m going to be saying "well shit I wish I had got an SHBG so I could see if that is why my free test is low or not".

Either of you can reply back or feel free to DM me if I can be of any help to you :) The monthly code over there will get you 20% off and right now it should be Sep20. Next month Oct20

Talk soon gentleman
Thank you so much for your help!
 
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