WHAT WE TEST
Labs before treatment.
Every Homefront evaluation starts with a comprehensive blood panel, drawn at a lab near you and reviewed with a licensed provider. Here's what's in it and why each test matters.
FOR HER
Women's hormone panel
Built around perimenopause and menopause, with thyroid and metabolic testing so other common causes of the same symptoms aren't missed.
Hormones
- Estradiol
- The main form of estrogen. Helps explain symptoms like hot flashes, sleep changes, and mood shifts, and guides hormone therapy.
- Progesterone
- Balances estrogen and helps make sense of cycle changes.
- Testosterone, total & free, with SHBG and albumin
- Testosterone matters for women too, especially for sexual desire. SHBG and albumin are used to calculate how much is free and available to your body.
Thyroid
- TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)
- A screening test for thyroid function. Thyroid problems can cause fatigue, weight change, and mood symptoms that look a lot like hormone changes.
- Free T4 and free T3
- The thyroid hormones themselves, for a fuller picture than TSH alone.
Blood & metabolic health
- Complete blood count (CBC) with differential
- Red and white blood cells and platelets. Checks for anemia, a common and treatable cause of fatigue.
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP-14)
- Fourteen measurements including blood sugar, kidney and liver function, electrolytes, and protein.
- Lipid panel
- Cholesterol and triglycerides, part of a cardiovascular baseline before any treatment decision.
Learn more in our women's HRT & perimenopause guide.
FOR HIM
Men's hormone panel
Built to diagnose low testosterone properly and to give your provider the safety baseline that treatment requires.
Hormones
- Total testosterone
- The full amount of testosterone in your bloodstream, and the starting point for diagnosing low testosterone.
- Free testosterone
- The unbound portion your body can actually use. Helpful when total testosterone is borderline.
- SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin)
- The protein that binds testosterone. It affects how much free testosterone is available.
- Estradiol (sensitive)
- Some testosterone naturally converts to estrogen. Measuring it helps your provider interpret symptoms and monitor treatment.
Health & safety
- Hematocrit and hemoglobin
- Red blood cell measures. Testosterone therapy can raise them, so they're checked before and during treatment.
- PSA (prostate-specific antigen)
- A prostate screening marker used as a baseline and for monitoring when appropriate for your age and risk.
Metabolic & organ function
- ALT and AST
- Liver enzymes that help evaluate liver health.
- Creatinine and eGFR
- Kidney markers that show how well your kidneys are filtering.
- Glucose
- Blood sugar, a key part of your metabolic picture.
- Electrolytes
- Sodium, potassium, and carbon dioxide, which reflect fluid balance.
Cardiovascular
- Total cholesterol
- The overall amount of cholesterol in your blood.
- HDL and LDL cholesterol
- HDL helps clear cholesterol from your arteries; LDL can build up in artery walls.
- Triglycerides
- A type of blood fat, part of your cardiovascular baseline.
Learn more in our TRT information guide.
Your provider reviews every result with you and explains what it means for your care. Lab results alone don't determine treatment, and no prescription is guaranteed.