Basic Men's Health Panel
Hormone testing for testosterone replacement therapy, measuring key markers to guide safe and effective treatment.
What we test
- Triglycerides
- Total Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Non-HDL Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Glucose (Blood)
- Creatinine
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Calcium
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chloride
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Albumin
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Total Bilirubin
- Globulin (Calculated)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Protein, Total
- Vitamin D, 25-OH, Total
- 25-OH Hydroxy Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol D3)
- 25-OH Hydroxy Vitamin D (Ergocalciferol D2)
- Folate
- Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
- Testosterone, Free
- Testosterone, Total
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
- Testosterone, Bioavailable
- Estradiol, Ultrasensitive, LC/MS
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Neutrophils (%)
- Monocytes (%)
- Lymphocytes (%)
- Eosinophils (%)
- Basophils (%)
- Platelet Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Band Neutrophils
- Blasts
- Metamyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Nucleated RBC
- Promyelocytes
- Band Neutrophils (%)
- Basophils
- Blasts (%)
- Eosinophils
- Lymphocytes
- Metamyelocytes (%)
- Monocytes
- Myelocytes (%)
- Neutrophils
- Nucleated RBC (%)
- Promyelocytes (%)
- Reactive Lymphocytes
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
FAQ
Answers to common questions about panels, results, and your plan.
Apryl Pidding
Apryl Pidding, a Nurse Practitioner, received her bachelor’s degree in health communications in 1996 from the University of Washington. After ten years of experiencing life through multiple different disciplines including seven years as a reserve officer in the United States Coast Guard, she continued her education by completing a second bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2006 from the University of San Diego. She then went on to receive her Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner in 2010. She has experience in family practice, urgent care, oncology/hematology, allergy/immunology, gastroenterology, and integrative medicine. Throughout her years in practice, she came to realize that nutrition and its effects on health were an essential missing component in traditional medicine. In 2022, Apryl completed her Masters’ Certificate in Nutrition and Wellness Coaching through Nutritious Life Studio. In April 2024, she founded Abundant Health and Wellness, an integrative wellness private practice specializing in using nutrition, supplementation, exercise science, and hormone related treatments to optimize health. Apryl lives in Encinitas with her husband and two sons. She enjoys exercising, biking, traveling, hiking, camping, and surfing.