No insurance and need blood work?

[El Hefe]

Never used an online lab. How do you usually collect and send the specimen?

 

[stevesmi]

Never used an online lab. How do you usually collect and send the specimen?

thats a good question and people ask me this a lot.

all you do is order the test you want, pay with a credit card, print the orders out. and take it to labcorp. when you get there when its your turn they take you back and take the paper from you. ask you your date of birth (to make sure they got the right person) and they will sometimes ask if you have been fasting (just say yes who gives a fuck, reason they ask is cause a hormone panel includes glucose and it won't be accurate unless you fast but who gives a fuck about glucose we care about the other shit... if you care about glucose then fast all night) then they draw your blood and then you leave.

a few days later you go online and like magic your results are downloadable.

sometimes they also will say "oh you were supposed to get tested before 8am and now its 8:30".. since testosterone is highest upon waking they will say this.. i always just tell them "my doc wants to see where my numbers are after 8am" i mean really who gives a fuck if i get tested at 8am or 8:30? like its gonna make THAT much of a difference.. i sometimes want to tell them "mind your own fucking business and just draw my blood" lolol

 

[Oatmeal12]

i use privatemdlabs as well. female hormone panel is 50 or so bucks as joeblow said. you might have to add prolactin and some other tests to it but the F hormone panel covers just about everything

PM me the results or post them up here if you need help after you get the results

I get the Female Hormonal Panel all the time from privatemdlabs. I heard the Estrogen Serum is not a good test for men though to check E2 levels. We should be testing Estrogen Sensitive levels. Whats your thoughts on this Stevesmi?

 

[stingray23]

thats a good question and people ask me this a lot.

all you do is order the test you want, pay with a credit card, print the orders out. and take it to labcorp. when you get there when its your turn they take you back and take the paper from you. ask you your date of birth (to make sure they got the right person) and they will sometimes ask if you have been fasting (just say yes who gives a fuck, reason they ask is cause a hormone panel includes glucose and it won't be accurate unless you fast but who gives a fuck about glucose we care about the other shit... if you care about glucose then fast all night) then they draw your blood and then you leave.

a few days later you go online and like magic your results are downloadable.

sometimes they also will say "oh you were supposed to get tested before 8am and now its 8:30".. since testosterone is highest upon waking they will say this.. i always just tell them "my doc wants to see where my numbers are after 8am" i mean really who gives a fuck if i get tested at 8am or 8:30? like its gonna make THAT much of a difference.. i sometimes want to tell them "mind your own fucking business and just draw my blood" lolol

seriously. lol

 

[gjohnson5]

That would be very helpful to people. Let us know how this works out if your try it.

I've used the one in my home town. They do good work. They charge a small fee for those who don't have the income to get the work done. Those who have more income will pay more of course. But they are around and do help

 

[stevesmi]

I get the Female Hormonal Panel all the time from privatemdlabs. I heard the Estrogen Serum is not a good test for men though to check E2 levels. We should be testing Estrogen Sensitive levels. Whats your thoughts on this Stevesmi?

its called estradiol on there.

not sure what you are referring to.