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Female Hormone
Regain Your Balance: Uncover Hidden Hormone Shifts Affecting Your Energy, Mood, and Cycles
Life’s demands – work, family, stress – can quietly disrupt your hormones, leaving you feeling off-kilter with fatigue, mood dips, or stubborn weight.
Our Female Hormone Blood Test reveals thyroid, estrogen, and androgen levels through a comprehensive panel, helping you identify imbalances and reclaim your vitality from home.
A professional nurse draws a simple venous blood sample at your door, with results in 7 days or less – the clear path to informed changes that restore harmony.
The Subtle Chaos of Hormone Imbalance – Why It Feels Like You’re Not Yourself
Hormones orchestrate your daily rhythm, but when they’re out of sync – from stress, poor sleep, diet, or life stages like perimenopause – the fallout is real: irregular periods halting your routine, anxiety clouding your days, or hot flushes stealing your nights. PCOS, thyroid glitches, or even medications can amplify this, leading to acne flares, low libido, unexplained weight gain, or fertility hurdles without obvious causes.
It’s exhausting guessing what’s wrong – blaming age or lifestyle while symptoms persist. Without insights, simple fixes like better nutrition or stress management stay elusive. But testing changes that: Spot high prolactin blocking ovulation, low oestradiol affecting mood, or thyroid imbalances zapping energy. “I was exhausted and moody – this test showed my thyroid was off, and now I’m thriving again.” – Rachel S., Birmingham.
Early detection means targeted action, often reversible through lifestyle or medical tweaks, preventing bigger wellbeing impacts.
Who Should Take the Female Hormone Blood Test? If These Ring True, It’s Time for Clarity
This panel empowers women at any age facing hormonal flux. Consider it if you’re:
- Battling irregular or missed periods that disrupt your cycle and confidence?
- Struggling with mood swings, anxiety, or low mood that strain relationships or work?
- Feeling persistent fatigue or sleep troubles despite rest, wondering about thyroid or estrogen dips?
- Dealing with unexplained weight gain, acne, dryness, or low libido hinting at androgen/estrogen shifts?
- Navigating perimenopause signs like hot flushes, night sweats, or hair thinning?
- Facing conception challenges or PCOS symptoms, needing a full hormone overview?
Test when symptoms arise for baseline insights; retest every 6-12 months if managing ongoing issues like PCOS or menopause transitions.
What Your Female Hormone Blood Test Reveals – Insights into Thyroid, Reproductive, and Balance Hormones
Our accredited UK lab tests a venous sample for a holistic view, delivering a plain-English PDF report with flags and next steps. Covering key areas for women’s health:
- Free Thyroxine (Free T4): Measures active thyroid hormone for metabolism and energy. Low/high levels signal hypo/hyperthyroidism, explaining fatigue or weight issues.
- Free T3 (FT3): The usable form of thyroid hormone influencing mood and vitality. Imbalances detect thyroid disorders affecting cycles or sleep.
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH): Regulates thyroid output. Elevated/low indicates gland under/overactivity, crucial for menstrual and overall hormone harmony.
- Oestradiol (Estrogen/E2): Primary estrogen for cycle regulation, fertility, and bone health. Fluctuations cause mood swings, hot flushes, or irregular periods.
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH): Drives ovarian follicle growth. High levels may flag perimenopause or PCOS, impacting fertility and symptoms.
- Luteinising Hormone (LH): Triggers ovulation and estrogen production. Imbalances link to irregular cycles or androgen excess in PCOS.
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG): Binds hormones for balance. Low levels allow excess free testosterone, contributing to acne, hair loss, or libido changes.
- Testosterone: Ovarian androgen supporting energy and drive. Elevated in women signals PCOS, affecting weight, skin, and mood.
- Free Testosterone: The unbound, active portion influencing libido and muscle. High free levels explain symptoms like hair thinning or irritability.
- Prolactin: Pituitary hormone for reproduction. Excess suppresses ovulation, causing irregular periods or fertility blocks from stress or meds.
- Free Androgen Index (FAI – Calculation): Ratio estimating active androgens. High FAI highlights excess (e.g., PCOS), tying to skin issues or hormonal fatigue.
Report includes ranges, interpretations, and lifestyle tips for proactive wellbeing.
Addressing Your Doubts – Straightforward, Private, and Transformative
- Is it overkill for mild symptoms? No – early testing prevents escalation, guiding simple changes like diet or exercise for lasting balance.
- Worried about the draw? Our nurses make the home venous process quick and comfortable – confidential and clinic-free.
- Results confusing? Explained clearly; share with your GP for tailored advice on meds or therapies.
- Security first: Full UK GDPR protection for sensitive data, with reliable lab standards you can trust.
Empower your health today – balance starts with understanding.
Testing for Female Hormone
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How often should I have a female hormone blood test
We recommend checking your hormone levels if experiencing any symptoms of hormone imbalance.
Nurse appointments fill up fast — book now to secure your preferred date.
Other Questions
- Irregular or missed periods
- Mood swings, anxiety, or low mood
- Fatigue or trouble sleeping
- Unexplained weight gain or difficulty losing weight
- Low libido
- Skin changes like acne or dryness
- Hot flushes, night sweats, or other signs of menopause
- Trouble getting pregnant
This blood test is to check on:
- Female hormone levels
For best results (if medically suitable) it is advisable to fast (water is allowed) 12 hours prior to the test.
Collection method: Venous blood
Results available: 1-2 days after the sample has reached the laboratory.
Free Thyroxine (Free T4)
This test will measure the amount of free thyroxine in your blood, it will measure how well your thyroid gland is working. T4 is one of the major thyroid hormones in your blood. If the results are too high or too low it can indicate thyroid disease.
Free T3 (FT3)
This test measures the level of triiodothyronine (T3) in your blood. T3 along with T4 are the two major thyroid hormones in your blood. T3 blood test may be used to diagnose hyperthyroidism. If the results are too high or too low it can indicate thyroid disease.
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
This test will measure how much TSH is in your blood.TSH is made in your pituitary, (a gland in your brain) when your thyroid levels are low the pituitary gland makes more TSH and when the thyroid levels are high your pituitary makes less TSH This result indicates how well the thyroid is working.
Oestradiol/Estrogen/E2
This test measures the Oestradiol in your blood.
Oestradiol also known as E2 is the main form of estrogen in women of reproductive age. It’s a powerful hormone that plays a key role in regulating the menstrual cycle, supporting fertility, and maintaining overall reproductive health.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
The test will measure the FSH in your blood. FSH plays an important role in sexual development, sexual functioning and stimulating the growth of ovarian follicles.
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
The test will measure the LH in your blood. LH plays and important role as it affects the sex organs in both men and women. However in women triggers ovarian follicles.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
The test will measure the levels of SHBG in your blood.
SHBG is a protein made by the liver and attaches itself to sex hormones in both men and women. It helps balance your sex hormone levels to keep your body functioning properly — including things like fertility, energy, mood, and reproductive health.
Testosterone
Testosterone is the primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males. It plays a major role in the reproductive tissues such as the prostate and testes. In women it is produced in the ovaries in small amounts and aids the reproductive system.
Free Testosterone
A Free Testosterone Blood Test measures the amount of testosterone in your blood that isn’t bound to proteins — meaning it’s freely available for your body to use. While most testosterone is attached to proteins like SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) or albumin, only a small percentage is “free”, and this is what actually affects how you feel.
Prolactin
The test will measure the amount of prolactin in the blood. Prolactin is a hormone made by the pituitary gland. If levels are too high ovulation can be affected.
Free Androgen Index (Calculation)
The FAI blood test measures your Free Androgen Index (FAI) — an estimate of how much free (active) testosterone is circulating in your blood.
It’s calculated by comparing your total testosterone levels to your SHBG (Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin) levels.
Since SHBG binds to testosterone and makes it inactive, FAI helps show how much testosterone is actually available for your body to use.
How it Works
1. Order a Test
Order your test, and then Answer the Questions about why you’re taking that test.
Our nurse will contact you for dates, so they can take your blood sample at your home.
Our nurse will then send your sample to our laboratory.
2. Our laboratory team run the tests
Our skilled laboratory staff conduct your blood tests in a clean and secure environment, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
Each test follows strict protocols to maintain the highest quality standards.
3. Receive Your Results within 7 days
We will email you to inform you that your blood test results are ready.
The email will have a PDF report attached, sent directly to your inbox.
4. Monitor your levels over time
With regular ongoing tests and reports, you can track your results. The reports can be shared with your GP.
Check if you’re improving healthily or where changes could be made.
