Sports Hormone Profile
A 10-marker sports hormone profile assessing testosterone availability, thyroid function, DHEA-S, reproductive hormones and liver function.
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2 business days
Biomarkers count
10
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Overview of the Sports Hormone Profile Test
The Sports Hormone Profile is a 10-component blood panel designed to assess hormonal and metabolic areas relevant to training, recovery and physical performance.
Regular intensive training can influence the endocrine system.
Energy availability, training load, sleep, recovery, body composition, medication and supplementation can all affect hormone measurements.
The profile includes Total Testosterone, Free Testosterone Calculation, SHBG, DHEA Sulphate, FSH, Oestradiol, Prolactin, TSH, Free T4 and grouped Liver Function Tests.
This provides information about androgen availability, thyroid regulation, pituitary-reproductive signalling and liver health.
The profile can help identify laboratory abnormalities that may warrant further assessment, but it cannot measure athletic performance directly.
The Sports Hormone Profile costs £189.
What Does the Sports Hormone Profile Test Check?
The profile contains 10 grouped biomarkers or components.
DHEA Sulphate
Measures an adrenal androgen precursor involved in the wider androgen pathway.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Measures FSH, a pituitary hormone involved in reproductive function.
Free T4 (thyroxine)
Measures free Thyroxine and provides information about thyroid hormone availability.
Free Testosterone Calculation
Estimates the unbound fraction of Testosterone using relevant laboratory measurements.
LFTs
Grouped Liver Function Tests provide information about liver enzymes and proteins relevant to general health and hormone metabolism.
Oestradiol
Measures a principal circulating oestrogen relevant in both male and female physiology.
Prolactin
Measures a pituitary hormone that can influence reproductive and sexual hormone function.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
Measures SHBG, which binds circulating sex hormones and influences Testosterone availability.
Testosterone
Measures Total Testosterone.
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Measures TSH, the pituitary hormone regulating thyroid function.
Who May Benefit From the Sports Hormone Profile Test?
The profile may be useful for athletes and regularly active people who want objective information about hormone status and recovery-related physiology.
People training frequently or at high intensity - Repeated physical stress can influence hormone measurements.
People experiencing poor recovery - Hormonal, thyroid and general health factors may be worth reviewing.
People with declining strength or performance - Blood testing can provide objective endocrine information.
People with reduced libido during intensive training - Testosterone, SHBG and Prolactin are included.
People changing training volume or body composition - Repeat testing may help establish trends.
People concerned about thyroid function - TSH and Free T4 are included.
People seeking a hormonal baseline before a major training programme - The profile can provide results for future comparison.
How to Prepare
Hormone results can be affected by recent exercise, illness, calorie restriction and exogenous hormone use.
Use similar collection conditions when comparing repeat results.
Symptoms and Reasons to Consider the Sports Hormone Profile Test
Changes in performance and recovery can have many possible causes and should not automatically be attributed to hormone imbalance.
Persistent fatigue despite adequate rest - Endocrine and general health factors may warrant investigation.
Reduced strength or slower recovery - Testosterone and thyroid measurements can provide useful context.
Reduced libido - Testosterone availability and Prolactin may be relevant.
Mood or motivation changes - Hormonal changes are one of several possible contributors.
Difficulty progressing despite appropriate training - Blood testing can help identify abnormalities requiring further assessment.
Signs of overtraining or low energy availability - Endocrine changes may occur during prolonged physiological stress.
Persistent fatigue, unexplained weight loss, significant hormonal symptoms or marked deterioration in physical performance should be assessed appropriately.
Blood results should be interpreted alongside training load, nutrition, sleep, sex, age and medication.
How to Book Your Sports Hormone Profile Test
The Sports Hormone Profile can be booked privately for baseline or repeat performance-related hormone assessment.
Choose the Sports Hormone Profile
Select the £189 10-component profile.
Select your collection
Choose in-clinic phlebotomy (+£35) or a home visit from a phlebotomist (+£60).
Attend your appointment
A trained healthcare professional collects the required blood specimens.
Laboratory analysis
Androgen, thyroid, reproductive and liver markers are analysed.
Receive your results securely
Your completed Sports Hormone Profile is delivered securely.
When Will I Receive My Results?
Results are generally expected within approximately 2 days.
Results are sent securely by email once specialist laboratory analysis and authorisation are complete. Turnaround generally begins when the laboratory receives your blood sample rather than necessarily from the time it is collected.
Understanding Your Results
Hormone values should be interpreted according to age, sex, time of day, training status and medication.
Total Testosterone does not provide the same information as calculated Free Testosterone.
SHBG can materially influence the amount of biologically available Testosterone.
TSH and Free T4 provide information about thyroid regulation.
FSH, Oestradiol and Prolactin should be interpreted in the appropriate reproductive and clinical context.
One abnormal hormone result may require repeat testing before conclusions are drawn.
Why Book With London Blood Tests?
London Blood Tests provides a focused hormonal profile designed for active people who want laboratory information relevant to training and recovery.
10 hormone and health components - Several endocrine systems are assessed together.
Total and calculated Free Testosterone included - Testosterone availability is assessed more broadly than with Total Testosterone alone.
SHBG included - Hormone binding is measured.
DHEA-S included - An adrenal androgen marker forms part of the profile.
Thyroid function included - TSH and Free T4 are assessed.
Liver Function Tests included - Wider physiological health is incorporated.
Fast turnaround - Results are generally expected in approximately two days.
Clear pricing - The Sports Hormone Profile costs £189.
Private Sports Hormone Profile Blood Test in London
London Blood Tests provides the Sports Hormone Profile for £189.
The profile assesses 10 hormone and health components relevant to training, recovery and endocrine balance.
Results are generally expected within approximately two days.