Blood Builder Man Essential+
Man Essential+ provides an advanced hormone review for men, including PSA, in addition to the comprehensive Man Essential markers. The new Pre-Built reports are much simpler — an enhanced GP-style format with recognised clinical ranges — and turnaround at 2 working days from lab receipt.*
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Man Essential+ provides an advanced hormone review for men, including PSA, in addition to the comprehensive Man Essential markers. This test is excellent for those with pre-existing hormone complaints or new symptoms they wish to investigate. This test is also a great starting point to optimise sports performance programmes and aid weight loss.
- You will receive one standard diagnostic report utilising clinical ranges. This is different to the full FDX Professional report that uses optimal ranges and our proprietary algorithms to identify patterns across 17 biomarker categories to deliver comprehensive analysis.
- 2-day turnaround time from the date in lab*.
- Support calls are not included however 20 mins clinical support calls can be purchased separately for all Essential tests.
- Report comparisons are only available against Blood Builder panels.
- No selected add-ons are available for this Blood Builder Thyroid Essential product.
- You cannot add on any post test add-on or upgrades after the test has been run.
Key male hormones: PSA, DHEA-s, Estradiol, Progesterone, FSH, LH, Prolactin, SHBG and Testosterone
Along with the advanced female biomarker overview, the panel also contains an assessment of sugar management, thyroid function lipids, protein, inflammation, kidney and liver function, markers to indicate energy management, baseline vitamin and mineral needs Serum Magnesium, Vitamin D, Serum Folate, Serum and Active B12.
* Subject to lab conditions.
Add-ons
No selected add-ons are available for the Blood Builder Femme Essential+ or the Man Essential+ products.
Upgrades
You cannot add on any post test add-on or upgrades after the test has been run.
Support
Support calls are not included however 20 mins clinical support calls can be purchased separately for all Essential tests.
Suitable For
Who this test is designed for
- Men looking for an advanced hormone assessment alongside a general review of their health status
- Men with conditions or symptoms that require/ suggest an indepth investigation to sexual hormones
- Men looking to optimise their health and performance in sports or weight loss areas
Biomarkers Included
All 73 biomarkers analyzed in this comprehensive panel
Blood Chemistry
- Basophils %
- Basophils No
- Eosinophils %
- Eosinophils No
- Haematocrit
- Haemoglobin
- Lymphocytes %
- Lymphocytes No
- MCH - Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin
- MCHC - Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration
- MCV - Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Monocytes %
- Monocytes No
- MPV (Mean Platelet Volume)
- Neutrophil: Lymphocyte Ratio
- Neutrophils %
- Neutrophils No
- Platelets
- RBC's
- RDW
- WBC's
Enzymes
- Amylase
Hormones
- Cortisol Serum am
- DHEA-sulphate
- Estradiol E2
- FSH
- LH
- Progesterone
- Prolactin
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
- Testosterone Total
Inflammation
- CRP
- HsCRP
Iron
- Ferritin
- Iron
- TIBC
- Transferrin Saturation %
Kidney Function
- Creatinine
- eGFR
- Urea
- Urea / Creatinine Ratio
Lipids
- Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
- Cholesterol Total
- HDL cholesterol
- LDL / HDL ratio
- LDL Cholesterol
- Non-HDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Triglycerides / HDL ratio
Liver & Gallbladder
- ALP
- ALT
- Bilirubin Total
- Gamma GT / GGT
Metabolic
- Creatine Kinase
- Uric Acid
Minerals & Metals
- Magnesium Serum
Proteins
- Albumin
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Globulin
- Total Protein
Sugars
- Estimated Average Glucose
- Glucose
- HBA1C
Thyroid
- Free t3
- Free t4
- Thyroglobulin Abs
- Thyroid peroxidase antibody
- Total T4
- TSH
Vitamins
- Active B12
- Folate Serum
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D3 (25 OH)
Resources
Everything you need to know about this test
Test Kit Instructions
Non-centrifuge test kit instructions
Example Sample Report
Blood Builder example sample report
Blood Draw Location
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