Think your testosterone is low?

You can't tell from symptoms alone — they overlap almost completely with poor sleep, overtraining, stress, depression and thyroid problems. It takes a morning blood sample between 7am and 11am, repeated for confirmation about four weeks later if it comes back below range, plus LH, FSH and prolactin to show where the problem sits. That's what this assessment sets up.

That's the most common result, and it's a useful one. You get a written explanation of what your numbers show, what is most likely driving your symptoms, and a plan to address it — sleep, training load, body composition, mood, medication review, or referral where something else needs investigating. We don't prescribe testosterone to men who don't need it.

Generally no, and it's important to be straight about that. A diagnosis needs symptoms plus a low level confirmed on repeat 7–11am samples, with LH and FSH showing where the problem sits. Guidelines differ on the exact number — New Zealand's BPAC guidance uses a deliberately conservative 8 nmol/L, while international urology guidelines (EAU) use 12 nmol/L — so we assess the whole picture rather than a single cut-off: confirmed levels, gonadotropins and symptoms together. Prescribing to men with genuinely normal levels shuts down their own production for a symptom testosterone may not be causing. If you don't meet criteria we'll tell you why, and treat what's actually there.

No. You can book directly. If you'd like your GP kept in the loop we'll write to them — that's your call, not a requirement.

No. When a doctor requests the panel it's collected at a community lab under the publicly funded pathway, so there's no charge for the tests themselves. The consult is what you pay for.

The Low Testosterone Assessment is $149 for a 30-minute consult, which includes the lab request and your written results summary. If you go on to treatment, follow-up consults are $149 each, or $620 for a full year of monitoring, reviews and prescriptions.

Yes, for confirmed hypogonadism. The injectable testosterone products and the transdermal gel are all Pharmac-funded with no Special Authority required — only the oral capsule is restricted. That means once a diagnosis is established, the medication itself is not what costs you money; the clinical service is.

The first consult is usually within a week — we run Saturday and Sunday clinics. Because confirming a low result needs a repeat sample about four weeks later, expect around five to six weeks from first consult to a confirmed answer.

Book this one. We'll review what you're on, what the original diagnosis was based on, and where your levels sit now — then set up ongoing monitoring or a change of formulation if that's appropriate. Bring any previous blood results you have.