This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Testosterone does more than drive puberty. It influences drive ...

A testosterone test checks the level of testosterone in your blood. Doctors use it to diagnose conditions caused by too much or too little of the hormone. People with vaginas make testosterone too, ...

Testosterone tests measure levels of testosterone in the blood. At-home test kits can be convenient, but they cannot diagnose underlying health conditions that cause high or low testosterone. Share on ...

Reviewed By Clifton Jackness, MD, Attending Physician in Endocrinology, Lenox Hill Hospital and the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY The assessment of possible hypogonadism in men is a growing ...

At-home testosterone test kits use a finger-prick blood sample, with results generally available within a week. Some companies also offer saliva-based tests, which are pain-free and easy to collect, ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. If you’ve been feeling a bit more couch potato than go-getter lately, dragging through the day, snapping at people for no reason, or wondering where ...

You can check your testosterone level with a simple blood test, either at your doctor’s office or with a home test kit. Share on Pinterest Tom Werner/Getty Images Testosterone (sometimes shortened to ...

You’ll notice the language used to share stats and other data points is binary, fluctuating between the use of “male” and “female” or “men” and “women.” While we typically avoid language like this, ...

THERE IT WAS: a bulbous droplet of blood suspended from the tip of my left-hand middle finger, which was dangled over the lip of a microtainer. It was this droplet of blood, plus another 11 after it, ...